I thought it was against the law not to pay a court ordered judgment; shouldn’t the debtor be in jail?
No, it is not against the law not to pay your bills. We do not have a “Debtor’s Prison”. With over 80% of the judgments entered in this country remaining uncollected, we would not have enough room to imprison such people if we had too. After all, if your debtor were jailed, finding a bank account or place of employment would not be too promising. Our job after all, is to collect your judgment!
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