We may be able to assist you. Some default judgments are relatively simple to have "set aside" by the court, however every situation is different, and will need a preliminary evaluation by our workgroup.

Garnishments are usually based on a single judgment. However, when a plaintiff has multiple judgments against an individual, the plaintiff may consolidate and file them under a single garnishment. The same principal would apply if various individuals obtain judgments against the same person, and assign their judgments to one entity (assignee).

Yes it possibly can. Our system might be able to get your amount lowered by 50%. We can work out a deal where I collect the judgment from the person/business you owe money to. Then you pay me 60%, and the rest is forgiven. Thus saving you 40%. WHAT A DEAL!

It is a court order telling your employer to deduct a part of your wages and send it to the court to pay your creditor. It can only occur after your creditor has sued you and gotten a judgment against you, and it can happen only if your earned income after taxes is more than 30 times the minimum wage.

The garnishment process is one of the methods used in the collection of Writs of Execution. A Writ of Execution is a court order to the Sheriff to levy on property of a debtor to satisfy a monetary judgment entered by the courts. Anyone who is in possession or control of property or money of a debtor can be served with a Writ of Execution and Garnishment. The Garnishment orders the party in possession to turn over that property to the Sheriff who served the order.

You can get help to enforce your judgment by contacting the court that issued the judgment in your favor or by contacting an attorney. If you have obtained a judgment in a small claims court, the court will help you enforce your judgment-but only after you have paid the court costs.

No. The County Clerk's office is a filing office and does not provide legal advice. It is strongly recommended you seek legal counsel when filing or pursuing a judgment as you do not want to jeopardize your legal rights.

Judgments relate to court proceedings and a subsequent order made by a magistrate that one party (normally the debtor) owes the other party (normally the plaintiff) a debt. The order becomes publicly available information which the credit bureaux upload direct from the courts onto their internal databases on a day-to-day basis. Credit providers are very concerned when they see judgments as this is an indication that the person or corporation is in financial trouble.

A judgment party's status is always active, unless a creditor has an assigned creditor. If the creditor has an assigned creditor, the assigned creditor is 'active' and the original creditor is inactivated. The active status has nothing to do with the satisfaction of a judgment.

Wage garnishments must stop, even if you file your bankruptcy the day before payday. We are experienced in recovering these funds for you. Please provide us with the name and facsimile number of your payroll clerk so we can take care of this for you.

It depends at which point in the process the garnishment is. If you creditor is threatening a garnishment, then the answer is yes we can stop it. If, however, a garnishment is already being removed from your paycheck, then unfortunately the answer is no. Once a garnishment begins it cannot be stopped unless you pay the debt in full or offer the creditor more then they are getting from the garnishment.

In most cases, yes. Especially if the judgment debtor answered your complaint or made an appearance at your hearing. If the judgment debtor didn't appear, the judgment is called a 'default judgment' which is usually considered a weaker judgment. Each of us has the right to confront our accusers and to defend against any legal claims.

The clerk of circuit court for each county is responsible for maintaining a judgment and lien docket for that county. The judgment and lien docket may consist of several sources: (a) In most counties, recent records are maintained electronically by entry into the CCAP case management system. Current filings may be viewed on public access terminals located in the office of the clerk of circuit court. Some clerks also make entries into a paper docket kept in the clerk's office.

No, only one garnishment can be in place at one time. If more than one judgment is waiting for garnishment on a debtor's employer, the Sheriff will hold those garnishments in the order they are received by the Sheriff's Office. When the first judgment is satisfied, the next garnishment is served to the employer. Garnishments will be held for the life of the Writ (normally 60 days) and will be returned if not served prior to expiration.