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If you don't pay the judgment or agree to a payment plan, the creditor must go through a separate judgment collection procedure. 6. During the judgment collection process, you may find that most if not all of your property and income cannot be taken for payment on the judgment.
If you have won a civil lawsuit in South Carolina, your judgment will be valid for 10 years from the date the judgment is entered.
A magistrate's judgment is valid for three years, whereas a circuit court judgment is valid for ten years. Therefore, the filing of a magistrate's judgment in circuit court extends the life of the judgment to that of the circuit court's. Judgments in South Carolina may not be renewed.
While the law is a little unclear, it is generally recognized in South Carolina that if a person who is owed money (also called a judgment creditor) does not begin court action to execute the judgment within 10 years from the date the judgment is entered, then the judgment will be deemed to have expired.
Disputing the garnishment order In South Carolina, a garnishment order may only be valid if backed by a court order from within the state. Some consumer creditors may try to garnish your wages with a money judgment. You can launch a formal dispute with the courts to overturn such garnishments.
But federal law allows you to keep an amount that's equivalent to 30 times the current federal minimum wage per week. Unlike the garnishment of a student loan, the IRS is not limited in the wages it can take through garnishment. The South Carolina Department of Revenue may levy up to 25% of an employee's income.
State tax liens are active for 10 years. You cannot sell or refinance your property until you pay off your tax lien and receive a clear title.