If the plaintiff does not move for a default judgment within one year of the default the case is abandoned. The one year period is like a statute...

And if you've received legal papers in error you should mail them back to the sender.

Yes Eric Rothstein is correct. The judgment is good for 10 hears and can be renewed for 10 more. Otherwise it's good for 20 years so your salary...

If you absolutely can not afford an attorney your only other option is to file an answer on your own. If you go to the courthouse where the case is...

Civil judment

If your wife does not issue a satisfaction of judgment voluntarily, which she is required to do (assuming the judgment is fully satisfied), you...

Can a complaint that fails to state a claim receive a favorable judgment by default if the defendant fails to answer?

A complaint can state a very vague claim and if the defendant does not answer most judgment clerks will enter judgment if the amount claimed is a...