It will be difficult to prevent the creditor from obtaining a judgment when the debtor has no monies. The debtor may have to borrow money from friends or relatives to prevent pending legal litigation. The creditor generally prays for judgment after negotiations for repayment of debt have broken down and cannot be agreed upon.
yes, all you can do is get a judgment against them should you prevail, you may never see a penny, but the judgment will damage their credit and reputation
If it is a joint account yes, unless you can prove that the money is judgment proof
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Most states allow a judgment creditor to conduct a bank account levy to help collect a judgment. The exact procedures vary by state and they have to be able to find your account somehow.
The best way to avoid becoming bankrupt is to not have debt. That means not spending more money than one earns, making sure to pay off credit card bills on time and having an emergency fund.
If someone owes you money, you can not put a notice on their credit report of an upcoming lawsuit. A judgment must be entered in court, before it can be reported to a credit report.
It has been my experience that judgments from an eviction lawsuit automatically go on a person's credit rating. If you get a money judgment, you should be able to get a judgment lien form from the court clerk and record it at the county recorder's office. Sometimes this is called an abstract of judgment. This should be picked up by the credit bureau's and go on the credit rating.
yes, all you can do is get a judgment against them should you prevail, you may never see a penny, but the judgment will damage their credit and reputation
Judgments are essentially lawsuits filed by a creditor that you owe money to. You generally can't get out of a judgment unless you go to court to fight it. You generally will have to pay a judgment willfully or by force to satisfy it. It will also show up on your credit report unless you dispute it to the credit bureaus. The credit bureaus have 30 days to verify it or it will be removed from your credit report.
If your name is on the judgment, you cannot remove it and it will be on your credit report as unpaid until it is satisfied (aka paid). If you have a statement regarding the judgment in your divorce, you may have some success in contacting the credit reporting companies and sending them the information they require. Mind you, it may take some time and you'll probably have to follow up several times to be certain that they have taken care of the issue. If it is a real problem in what you would like to do, such as borrowing money, and nothing else will work, consider paying it off yourself by going to the court that issued the judgment and obtaining the necessary documents. If you get lucky, the judgment will have already been paid and just not reported to the credit reporting companies.
If it is a joint account yes, unless you can prove that the money is judgment proof
Your options are somewhat limited. The judgment is a legal determination that you owe the money. You can (1) simply contact the judgment creditor and/or their attorney and tender payment of the judgment; (2) negotiate a payment plan or reduced settlement; or (3) file for bankruptcy.
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Most states allow a judgment creditor to conduct a bank account levy to help collect a judgment. The exact procedures vary by state and they have to be able to find your account somehow.
7 yrs AFTER the date of the judgment, fed law requires the judgment to be removed from your credit file.
That pretty much depends upon how much the judgment is for. usually, if the judgment amount is small, then nothing happens except that you have a really negative mark on your credit report. If you attempt a purchase a home, the mortgage lender will force you to pay off the judgment before they will extend a mortgage loan to you. The judgment will appear on your credit report for a very long time and will negatively impact your credit score. If the judgment is for a relatively large amount of money, the creditor will most likely seek to garnish your earnings or attach monies in your bank accounts.