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If the defendant doesn't respond within 14 days, the court automatically makes an order requiring the defendant to pay the amount claimed. This is known as a default judgment.

Default judgments happen when you don't respond to a lawsuit — often from a debt collector — and a judge resolves the case without hearing your side. In effect, you're found guilty because you never entered a defense. Default judgments are sometimes called automatic judgments because of how fast they can happen.

How is a Judgment in Default of Appearance entered? A legal action in the civil courts are initiated via a Writ of Summons or an Originating Summons. Upon the issuance of the sealed Writ by the Court, the Plaintiff is to serve the sealed Writ to the Defendant within 6 months after the writ is issued by the Court.

A default judgment (also known as judgment by default) is a ruling granted by a judge or court in favor of a plaintiff in the event that the defendant in a legal case fails to respond to a court summons or does not appear in court.

Luckily the state of Tennessee will not make you stay married to a spouse that is out of contact. When this happens and a second party to a divorce cannot be located or contacted, the court will grant what is known as a default divorce in the state of Tennessee.

No judgment by default shall be entered against the state of Tennessee or any officer or agency thereof unless the claimant establishes his claim or right to relief by evidence satisfactory to the court.

Divorce can take even longer in the rare case. According to Tennessee law no initial divorce hearing can take place less than 60 days after the complaint was filed. And if there are minor children of the marriage, then 90 days must pass. See Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-4-101(b).

(h) Default judgment When a default is entered, the party who requested the entry of default must obtain a default judgment against the defaulting party within 45 days after the default was entered, unless the court has granted an extension of time.

Your Property and Wages Might Be Seized Over Debt Here's how it might go: Backed by the judgment, the creditor can request an execution from the court. That gives an enforcement officer (like a Sheriff or City Marshal) the green light to go seize and sell your stuff.

The default process begins in Tennessee with completing a Motion for Default Judgment and an Order Granting Default Judgment and serving the motion on your spouse. You must write the date of service on both documents and file the motion with the court.