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Judgement on file then junk collector tries to collect


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BOA has a default judgement against me.  I would say it has been 2 years now.  I am in South Carolina and they can not garnish wages, so they went with the judgement option.  I lost my job and it took months to find another, lower paying job.

Fast forward 2 years and a junk debt collector is trying to collect this debt at about 10% of the original price.  Can a junk debt collector even do that with a judgement against me?  If I paid the junk debt collector, how would I know it would satisfy the judgement?

Is there a way to remove default judgements in SC?

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40 minutes ago, draexo said:

I am in South Carolina and they can not garnish wages, so they went with the judgement option. 

A judgment is not an option.  Even if wages were allowed to be garnished in SC, the creditor would have to get a judgment first.

41 minutes ago, draexo said:

Fast forward 2 years and a junk debt collector is trying to collect this debt at about 10% of the original price.  Can a junk debt collector even do that with a judgement against me?  If I paid the junk debt collector, how would I know it would satisfy the judgement?

How do you know you're being contacted by a junk debt collector?  What is the name of entity contacting you?

 

42 minutes ago, draexo said:

Is there a way to remove default judgements in SC?

There would have to be a valid reason for the judge to vacate the judgment.  Were you properly served? 

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They have the judgement.  In this case, they served by X-wife at my former address.  We were divorced at that point.  The sheriff deputy just handed it to her and left.  I suspect it was improper, but it was 2 years ago.  I called some attorney's in my area but none were very helpful.

 

I received a letter from "Client Services"

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, draexo said:

They have the judgement.  In this case, they served by X-wife at my former address.  We were divorced at that point.  The sheriff deputy just handed it to her and left.  I suspect it was improper, but it was 2 years ago.  I called some attorney's in my area but none were very helpful.

 

I received a letter from "Client Services"

 

 

 

 

There's a possibility you could get the judgment vacated if you can prove you didn't live at the address on the certificate of service and that your ex-wife did not give you the summons and complaint.

"Client Services" could be a collection agency, not necessarily a JDB.  Does it state for which company they are collecting?  Who is the original creditor/plaintiff?

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