Should I sign a consent judgment if I have been making payments and the law firm still wants to take me to court?
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Should I sign a consent judgment if I have been making payments and the law firm still wants to take me to court?
Asked on April 28, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Maryland
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to provide more information for a useful answer--i.e. how much are you being sued for? What is the consent judgment for (for example, is it for money? to vacate an apartment? etc.) Etc.
As a general rule, though, you should only sign any sort of judgment or stipulation that takes care of all, or at least the vast majority, of your potential liability. Otherwise, why sign? That is, if you are going to agree to give someone money, but then they'll still sue you anyway, where exactly is the benefit to you? Since you will be agreeing to give the other party something it wants, you should make sure that you get something valuable yourself as consideration (or in return for) the judgment.
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