can I go to jail for a debt i owe?
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can I go to jail for a debt i owe?
I have a judgent in the amount of $ 5,000.00 for an uppaid debt. The attorney for the bedt collector is demanding me to fill out a financial statement. If I do not fill it out they are stating they will have me arrested. Can they have me arrested?
Asked on June 4, 2009 under Bankruptcy Law, New Jersey
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Yes. You would not be going to jail for the debt, you would be going to jail for contempt of court. It is standard collection procedure, on a judgment, for this kind of post-judgment discovery, your creditor is looking for some way to get paid. You have a legal obligation to complete the statement honestly, in the time allowed. Not doing it is about the same as not showing up in court when you've been noticed.
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