Is it illegal when creditor does not want to send the court the satisfaction of judgement even thoughthey have been paid through the court?
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Is it illegal when creditor does not want to send the court the satisfaction of judgement even thoughthey have been paid through the court?
Asked on December 30, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In most states in this country if the judgment creditor refuses to file a full satisfaction of the judgment in the court where the judgment was rendered, the judgment debtor can file a petition to have the court deem the judgment satisfied.
When this happens the judgment debtor can get his or her reasonable attorneys fees paid by the judgment creditor. In some states, there are statutes that the judgment creditor could be subject to a statutory penalty as well for failing to file a full satisfaction of judgment in a timely manner.
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