Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

How long does it take for a judgement to actually hit ur credit i received a default judgement and called the courthouse the clerk to me tht thr is a hearing for June 16 2016 confusing because she also said tht thr is no actual judgement right now or maybe she meant no garnishment I guess wht I'm trying to say is can I still fight the judgement r will it nt be worth it because I did nt respond to the initial court summons


Asked on 2/19/14, 4:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Judgments 'hit' the credit reports almost immediately upon entry by the courts.

Check yours to see if it is on already.

You can file a motion to set aside the judgment up to six months after notice of entry of judgment is filed and served. If you can prove you never got notice, you can try to file late through a proper Motion to do so.

If the amount of the judgment is large enough to make it worth spending the money to file such motion, AND if you actually have legal and factual defenses to the original lawsuit that would have allowed you a reasonable chance to defend and 'win' the suit, then you can hire an attorney to do this for you. Feel free to contact me if serious about doing so, if the case is in SoCal courts.

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Answered on 2/19/14, 5:13 pm


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