Q: Why was a notice of Judgment entered against me in the newspaper when my lawyer got an order to show cause?
I live in NY and the order to show cause stays any collection efforts against me. It was a default judgment that was not properly served, so my lawyer is attempting to get it vacated and dismissed. She served the attorney with the signed order. Yet the notice appeared in last weeks paper!? What can I do and why did that happen?
A: The judgment is still a judgment. Lawyers don't report these things to newspapers, it gets picked up by reporters. Sorry it happened. However, more importantly, check your credit report now and in a few weeks to see if it shows up there, too. That way, if you successfully get the judgment vacated, you can take that order and have the judgment removed from your credit report before it can do real damage.
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