As Mary Tom noted, you have to be sued for a judgment to be entered. To be sued, you have to be served with the complaint. In NJ, for cases under...

Vacating a civil judgement

I disagree with the prior responders. I have negotiated settlements for clients in which the judgment creditor agrees to a consent order vacating...

I had a Judgement vacated. Will the garnishment stop and how do I get my money back?

This response assumes the order vacating the judgment did not address what was to happen with garnished funds. A garnishment is only valid if...

"new century financial" issued a judgement against me in march, 05 in NJ. can they still collect from me after so much time?

You seem to have several questions or issues. Let me see if I can address them: First, the form they sent for assets is called an Information...

I did construction work for a company in NJ that has not paid the $20,000. Is it too late to sue

If the property at which the work was done is used for residential purposes (regardless of who hired you), you may not assert a lien after the work...

Legal issue

I am assuming by "lawsuit," you are not referring to a criminal proceeding. With that assumption, the answer to your question is "no."...

Do I pay when I receive civil demand letter?

If you legitimately owe the money and have the ability to pay it, you should. If the obligation arises for a transaction whose purpose was...

I have a so called "legal department " threatening criminal prosecution from a payday loan center.

I have clients who have received similar calls. They seem to use about 4 or 5 different telephone numbers with area codes in different parts of the...

Can judgements against me in PA and NJ (remote, about 10 yrs ago during a divorce, but still active) be garnished from my wages

NJ judgments are valid for 20 years and can be renewed, so the passage of 10 years does not invalidate the NJ judgment. Typically, the holder of...

I signed a contract for 14000$ acceptance out of 40000$ because it was misrepresented, saying it was all he could do. after that

Settlements are favored by courts, They are also called an "accord and satisfaction". They are, as you observed, a contract to resolve a dispute....