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wasnt_me
Sep 24, 2011, 08:10 PM
I have received a letter for adefault judgement against my late parents estate,currently where I am living,it is for council rates, and I am not disputing the amount,I do have a problem with finding $6,600.00 in 14 days in which will result in me being issued a writ of execution,don't know where to start, and what if any are my options, please explain?
excon
Sep 25, 2011, 05:57 AM
don't know where to start, and what if any are my options, please explain?Hello wasn't:
Your option is to pay or get levied.. If your laws are the same as what we have in the US, the sheriff will SEIZE your property and bank accounts UNTIL the judgment is satisfied...
excon
ScottGem
Sep 25, 2011, 06:02 AM
There are many questions here. What is your general locale (laws vary by area)? Are you the executor of your parents estate? How long ago did your parents pass? Why was a default judgment issued, wasn't the estate informed of the action? Has the estate been distributed? Was the estate probated?
YOU personally should not be held responsible for the debts of the estate. However, if you are the executor and you distributed the estate wrongfully, then you could be held personally responsible.
AK lawyer
Sep 26, 2011, 07:30 AM
... default judgement against my late parents estate,currently where I am living,it is for council rates, ...
If OP is living there, I suspect he/she is using the term in the sense of a home on real property, not a probate estate. And the expression "council rates" suggests to me that this is in the UK.
If so, it appears that this is some sort of a tax against real property. If so, it is doubtful that a levy upon property other than the estate is in the offing. And 14 days seems very quick.
But with the limited information given, it is hard to say.
ScottGem
Sep 26, 2011, 08:27 AM
I think the OP has had trouble finding their way back here
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/small-claims/default-judgement-598862.html