Would the plaintiff try and seize my personal belongings to satisfy a judgement?
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Would the plaintiff try and seize my personal belongings to satisfy a judgement?
if the creditor wins and gets judgement and tries to seize my personal belongings, how can I protect my belongings from being seized? would i be able to file exemptions before they try and come to my house to take things? i don’t have any income/job, no car, no house just my apartment and belongings I don’t want to lose. what should i do? Do attorneys who win judgement in an unsecured debt case try and seize personal property if the person has no income or job?
Asked on June 19, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Massachusetts
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, personal property of a judgment debtor worth an amount of eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) or so is exempt from a judgment levy by a judgment creditor. Such items exempt would be a bed, kitchen table, television and the like.
Most attorneys simply get a judgment against a person. The judgment creditor typically turns the judgment rendered over to a collection company for possible partial or full satisfaction of the judgment.
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