Can a collection company collect a debt after 9 1/2 years?
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Can a collection company collect a debt after 9 1/2 years?
On 3/06/01, a collection company in WA placed an order for garnishment towards me. I moved here to AK in 11/01. I had my credit cleaned up by CCCS up here in 2007 and never had their name on any collection on my credit report. On 12/17/10 I had my check garnished. I’d like to know if the collection company has to use our court system to collect debt? It has been 9 1/2 years before they contacted me and collected some debt from me. So is there a state law on time frame as to collecting a debt?
Asked on December 23, 2010 under Bankruptcy Law, Alaska
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
What you are asking is if there is a statute of limitation within which a debt may be collected. Yes, there are rules that relate to collection like that. But from the way that you have written the question here it appears that they obtained a judgement against you, correct? Judgements are also limited in time but many can be renewed. And then you can file them in another state and ask the state to give full faith and credit to it and they will. So take all your paperwork to someone to review and sort out. But you may be out of luck. They seem to ave been successful here.
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