NC Judgments and Judgment Law Attorney

Judgment Law in North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina, Attorneys Handling Judgments 

Triangle Law Group represents clients on civil judgment issues as part of our extensive collections law practice.  

If a party prevails on a civil legal claim, they may receive a money judgment.  Obtaining a civil money judgment does not create an automatic right to payment.  At the end of the lawsuit, a Judge will not ask the losing party to write the winning party a check.  Rather, a civil judgment gives the creditor the right to collect on the judgment.  The person who obtains the judgment is called a judgment creditor and the person who is found responsible for paying money is called the judgment debtor.

In North Carolina, the judgment creditor and judgment debtor have certain rights and obligations.  There are many detailed federal and state laws that govern collection of judgments.  There are significant penalties for creditors who fail to comply with these requirements.  

Moreover, people who had a judgment issued against them have the right to protect certain property from being taken to pay a judgment.  If the judgment debtor does not ask for these exemptions, they are lost.  

At Triangle Law Group, we have substantial experience representing clients on both the winning and losing side of a case that resulted in a judgment.  It is important for you to know what these rights are in order to protect yourself.  The judgment collections process is very stressful and it is important to have legal representation in order to protect your rights.

Our lawyers represent and advise clients in matters such as:

• The judgment collections process and how to collect or defend against a judgment

• Rights and obligations of individual debtor to exemptions 

• Rights and obligations of business debtors

• Duties of creditors regarding collecting judgments

• Special proceedings related to judgment (known as the post-judgment collections process)

• Domestication of judgments from other states (moving a judgment from one state to North Carolina so you can collect on the judgment)

• Representation in appeals and reconsiderations of judgments

• And many other aspects of judgment law in North Carolina

Triangle Law Group can advise you regardless of whether you owe money or you are trying to collect money. We offer initial consultations at reduced rates.

If you wish to discuss a judgment issue with us, contact us to put our firm's experience and innovative approach to judgment law to work for you.