Judgment Lien On Personal Property In Wayne
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A creditor cannot take all of your property. Up to $1,000 worth of certain personal property may be exempt from seizure. Possible exempt property includes: Household goods.
Judgment liens may be filed with the court and recorded with the register of deeds by an attorney or the judgment creditor. An Order for Seizure of Property may be issued by the court clerk 21 days after entry of a judgment. It is also known as a writ of execution and is authorized pursuant to MCL 600.6004.
Creditors of one spouse cannot put a lien on the property. However, if both spouses are liable for the same debt, the creditor can reach the property. If the couple gets divorced, the tenancy by the entirety becomes a tenancy in common, unless their judgment of divorce states otherwise.
Judgment liens may be filed with the court and recorded with the register of deeds by an attorney or the judgment creditor. An Order for Seizure of Property may be issued by the court clerk 21 days after entry of a judgment. It is also known as a writ of execution and is authorized pursuant to MCL 600.6004.
(4) A judgment lien may be rerecorded only once. A judgment lien is rerecorded by recording with the register of deeds, not less than 120 days before the initial expiration date under subsection (1), a second notice of judgment lien that has been certified by the clerk of the court that entered the judgment.
(4) A judgment lien may be rerecorded only once. A judgment lien is rerecorded by recording with the register of deeds, not less than 120 days before the initial expiration date under subsection (1), a second notice of judgment lien that has been certified by the clerk of the court that entered the judgment.
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.
Michigan law offers creditors another advantage in that there are no limits to the number of times a judgment can be renewed. That is not necessarily the case with other states. In a few states, judgments can only be renewed a certain number of times before they automatically expire. Not so in Michigan.
