Q: What are my options? I am on SSD. A judgement of 140,800.00 has been entered against me. My daughter was driving car
No insurance she suited state farm and they suited me. I was going thru a personal crisis Disassociate disorder. I was not capable of responsibility
A:
If the judgment is recent, you might still have time to file an appeal. It's hard to say whether your personal crisis/dissaociative disorder would give you a defense. I'm assuming the car was yours.
In Michigan you can file an appeal by right for 21 days following the judgment. You should speak to an attorney asap to see if you have grounds and time to appeal.
If more than 21 days have passed, then the judgment stands. Since you are on SSD, you might not be very collectible to a creditor - who knows if they will try to collect from you or not. But the judgment will still be hanging out there against you, and could be used to garnish your state income tax refund, or to seize property, or to put a lien on real estate you own. You may wish to speak to a bankruptcy attorney about filing a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy in order to get a discharge from the judgment.
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