Judgment Against Property For Rem In Washington
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The procedure for a lien search usually entails looking through Washington civil court records and public documents kept by county court clerks/recorders, assessors, and other pertinent government entities that maintain property-related records.
Depending on the type of case, judgments are usually effective for 10 years from the date of entry, and can be renewed for an additional 10 years. Specific information is found in RCW Section 4.56. 210 and RCW Section 6.17. 020.
In rem jurisdiction is one of the two forms of personal jurisdiction, with the other being in personam jurisdiction. A court can exercise in rem jurisdiction over any real or personal property within its territorial jurisdiction.
Judgments have expiration dates. If they are not timely renewed, they expire. In CA that is 10 years. However, when a judgment lien has been recorded against your property, it has no expiration date.
A judgment in rem conclusively determines ownership rights against the world (Ballantyne v Mackinnon 1896 QB 455 at page 462). Generally, an in rem proceeding must be commenced in the jurisdiction where the subject property is located.
Depending on the type of case, judgments are usually effective for 10 years from the date of entry, and can be renewed for an additional 10 years. Specific information is found in RCW Section 4.56. 210 and RCW Section 6.17. 020.
In the state of Washington, a judgment lien will remain attached to a person's property for ten years.
200 and to run for a period of not to exceed ten years from the day on which such judgment was entered unless the ten-year period is extended in ance with RCW 6.17.
Most creditors will file the release of judgment within 30-60 after you finish paying them. What if I need the judgment released immediately (“I'm supposed to close next week!”)? You can ask them to give you the release sooner. They might do it; they might not.
In a debt collection lawsuit, a judgment is a court order that allows the debt collector to use stronger tools, like garnishment, to collect the debt. A judgment is an official result of a lawsuit in court.
