Letter For Judgment In Michigan
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You can ask the court to set aside your default or default judgment by filing a Motion and Affidavit to Set Aside Default. You can use the Do-It-Yourself Motion to Set Aside Default (Consumer Debt) tool to prepare your motion.
Fill out form MC 03 (Answer, Civil) on the website or get a paper copy from the court to fill out. Write in the court number, case number, the court address, the court telephone number, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the plaintiff and the defendant exactly as they are on your court papers.
After the court enters a default or a default judgment against you, you can't take any action in a case until you have it set aside. You can ask the court to set aside your default or default judgment by filing a Motion and Affidavit to Set Aside Default.
Collect Before the Judgment Expires A judgment from a Small Claims case expires six years after it is issued. Most other judgments in Michigan expire 10 years after they are issued. You can renew a judgment before it expires by filing a motion to renew a judgment.
Judgment liens may simply be filed and recorded by an attorney. There is no personal confrontation with the defendant and no personal property is seized. Service of the judgment lien on the judgment debtor is by certified mail if the judgment is less than $25,000.
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Generally, judgments expire after ten years.
