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Q: A creditor was awarded a civil judgement 6 days after I filed for Chapter 7 and that is now on my public record.

From my understanding, given that the automatic stay went into effect immediately upon the filing of my case, the state court could not enter a valid judgment after my filing. How do I petition the court to set aside the judgment?

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A: Have the State Court issue an order coiding the judgment. You can probably do it with a letter with proof of filing. Call the state court clerk or judge's chambers that issued the order.

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