Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Wisconsin

bench warrent

i filed for bankrupcy about 3 years ago or more, and i just looked myself up on ccap, and it says i have a bench warrent from 2002 for one of the accounts i filed on. how can that be if i filed on them, what happens with a bench warrent, and why haven't i heard of this before. i have been incontact with the police before, and nothing has been said to me about it. i am now married, could it be because of my name change?


Asked on 11/20/04, 4:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
JAY Nixon nixon law offices

Re: bench warrent

A civil collection action can turn into an arrest warrant when one fails to cooperate in the post judgment collection process. The most common justifications for the warrant include failing to return the small claims court financial disclosure form or failure to appear at a supplementary examination to discover collectable assets. Your bankruptcy lawyer needs to send a warning letter to this creditor, since the open warrant is a violation of your bankruptcy discharge and the creditor has an obligation to have it cancelled. Unfortunately, however, until that occurs, you could still be arrested on it.

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Answered on 11/23/04, 6:46 am


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