Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Michigan

I received default judgement in court.

The defendant in my case was sent a judgement against her by the court signed by the judge and I was told she has 28 days to pay me what she owes me and she is making no effort to contact me to pay me what the court has ordered her to pay me. Her wages and/or her bank account have not been garnished yet and this has been dragging on since April of this year, over five months now. When her 28 days runs out this time for failure to comply with a direct court ordered judgement against her to pay, what are some of my options for getting paid what I'm owed? I know this may sound harsh but I'm thinking of having her picked up i.e. arrested if the law allows for that to prove my point that I'm not messing around here. I have been very patient with this human being during the collection process.


Asked on 9/08/07, 12:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Renee Walsh LawRefs Nonprofit

Re: I received default judgement in court.

Was this a small claims matter or on the regular circuit court docket? If it is not small claims, then you should have an attorney represent you in garnishing her wages / income / accounts. If you do not have the personal information necessary to request a writ of garnishment, then you will need to request a creditor's examination. You would do well to hire an attorney to represent you and request attorney fees from the defendant.

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Answered on 9/10/07, 2:38 pm


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