What to do about judgments and an inheritance?
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What to do about judgments and an inheritance?
A sibling has personal judgments against themselves. The estate lawyer said the personal judgements have to be paid off by that sibling and they have no inheritance. Is this legal? Also, are the other siblings required to pay their personal judgements from past things they done?
Asked on December 11, 2013 under Estate Planning, New York
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes the attorney is correct. Once a judgement has been awarded against a debtor, only income listed in the statute is considered exempt. That would be pension and SS payments. As for the validity of these judgements I would suggest speaking with an attorney that could maybe help your sibling negotiate a settlement and then keep part of their inheritance. Good luck.
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