How to add interest to a judgement?
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How to add interest to a judgement?
I have won a small claims court judgement. It has been accruuing interest for 6 years now. How can I add that interest to the judgement before I garnish the defendants wages?
Asked on February 22, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Alabama
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The way to add accrued interest to the principle of a judgment is via a form that you can get at your county law library called a "memorandum of costs" post judgment. The form will have an area for accrued costs such as recording fees and accrued interest on the judgment for you to place down on the document. You then fill in the information, serve the document on the judgment debtor with a proof of service and file it with the court clerk where the judgment is located.
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