Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Re: a wage garnishment judment

A creditor can be awarded a judgment if you were properly served with a lawsuit and failed to respond in a timely and proper manner. In the case of a small claims judgmetn, court can enter a default judgment if you did not show up at the trial. The courts are very careful screen requests for default judgments to protect the defendant's rights.

Nonetheless, not all process servers are honest. It is not unheard of for someone to claim they served you when they had in fact not done so.

You have a limited amount of time to file a motion to set aside the judgment. My office is not very far from you, so please contact me for a complimentary consultation.