Letter For Judgment In Maryland
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Post-judgment discovery is a powerful tool for creditors to locate assets and enforce judgments. However, debtors have rights and exemptions that can protect essential property and income. Understanding the discovery process and responding appropriately is critical to managing debt-related legal issues.
Motions to enforce a judgment are filed after the entry of judgment, and thus they are “post judgment”. The motion that is filed is called a Request for Order, and when this document is filed along with a supporting declaration, the Los Angeles County Family Court clerk will issue a hearing date for the request.
Most judicial records are in the custody of a local clerk's office. To request those records, please contact the appropriate clerk's office, which is generally where the case was filed or the hearing or trial was conducted.
Once the waiting period passes, there are three different ways you can collect on the judgment: Garnishing the other person's wages; Garnishing the other person's bank account; or. Seizing the other person's personal property or real estate.
Retain all original papers and exhibits for a period of twelve (12) years after entry of judgment, or until judgment expires and until all audit requirements are satisfied, then destroy.
For a criminal background check, contact the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services at 1- 888-795-0011 or visit their website at dpscs.maryland. You may wish to have your criminal case removed from public records. This process, called expungement, is discussed in a separate video series.
If you need information about court records, there is a valuable on-line tool that can help. It's called Maryland Judiciary Case Search or just “Case Search.” To get started visit mdcourts/casesearch.
A creditor who obtains a judgment against you is the "judgment creditor." You are the "judgment debtor" in the case. A judgment lasts for 12 years and the plaintiff can renew the judgment for another 12 years.
In Maryland, summary judgment may only be granted if two conditions are met. First, the moving party must establish there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact. Second, the moving party must establish that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Maryland Rule 2-501(f).
A creditor who obtains a judgment against you is the "judgment creditor." You are the "judgment debtor" in the case. A judgment lasts for 12 years and the plaintiff can renew the judgment for another 12 years.
