If a hospital just got a judgement against me, what canI do to protect the littlethat Ihave?
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If a hospital just got a judgement against me, what canI do to protect the littlethat Ihave?
Asked on June 18, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Florida
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
It is probably too late to transfer any assets, including cars: doing so at this point would be deemed a transfer in fraud of creditors and could be disallowed. You may wish to consider bankruptcy as an option; in bankruptcy you should be able to discharge, or eliminate, the debt. If you don't do that, the hospital could try to satisfy the judgment against you for years to come; they could garnish your wages or bank account; they could put a lien on the condo, which could prevent you from selling it (or rather--require you to pay the lien as part of selling it, which will affect how and for how much you could sell it)...in short, having a $35k judgment hanging over you is not something you want to have.
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