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Generally speaking, your assets, (current and future), as well as your income (current and future) can and will be subject to seizure (termed garnishment when wages) to satisfy the debt they get a judgment for. Obviously, they can (and as it is there business, very good at) using all legal methods to enforce the right, or compel you to pay...(of which there are many).

You will be entirely responsible for any costs they incur to enforce and collect the full amount of the debt, interest, penalties, legal fees, etc. too. So a small debt for something you bought can grow very large, very quickly. Of course, they may just sell the right to collect to a third party, but the result is the same.

And while you may feel you simply don't have anything to take (or even a wage they can garnish)...a judgment stays in force for 20 years (and can easily be renewed)...so you better want to be poor, have nothing and be worth nothing for a verylong time! It isn't unheard of for some collection agency to find you have an outstanding judgment from years ago...now that they see you have something...(a car, a house, a lottery winning...anything) and get their fee by collecting it with all the back interest.

Your best served by paying, and if you really can't, contact them to work out a plan to do so you can live with.

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