Can a collection agency continue to use a court order from one state to collect a debt from someone who has since moved to another state?
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Can a collection agency continue to use a court order from one state to collect a debt from someone who has since moved to another state?
I had a court order from a collection agency when I lived in WA. They deducted $200 a month from my checking account with my permission. I have since moved to TX and discontinued paying them. They took $537 out of my new TX checking account. Does their court order from WA hold up here in TX?
Asked on August 17, 2011 Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Many states have what are called "sister state judgment" laws where full faith and credit are given to judgments against a person in one state and honored by another state for levy, garnishment and collection purposes on a judgment.
It seems that there was a judgment against you in Washington where $200.00 was debited from your checking account per some pay down agreement with you. You then moved to Texas where your Texas checking account was levied upon for $537.00.
Since this occurred, it appears that the judgment creditor obtained an order from the Texas superior court deeming the Washington judgment against you subject to full faith and credit in Texas and began levying upon your assets for payment.
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