Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California
Renewed judgements
I have a old judgement, that was entered as 1994l, I have been told by the collection agency that they renewed it again in 2004, so I guess they can try to get me until 2014, How many more times can the judgement be renewed, is there is limit? and is there anything I can do to prevent them from renewing it again?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Renewed judgements
There is no limit on the number of times that a judgment can be renewed.
Unless the original judgment is void for some reason, there is likely nothing you can do to stop the renewals.
Re: Renewed judgements
You can either pay the judgment or fight the renewal. You are probably too late to fight the renewal but you could wait until 2014 to fight the next renewal.
Re: Renewed judgements
The can renew the judgment as many times as they need to collect. The cannot renew again until 2009 at the earliest. Your best bet is to negotiate a payment or see a bankruptcy attorney.
It is also possible that the collect agency lied to you. You should review the court's file to verify that they did infact renew the judgment.
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