Court Judgment Enforcement
The cluster discusses legal consequences and mechanisms for enforcing court judgments on debts, including asset seizures, wage garnishment, bank account freezes, and potential jail time for contempt of court when debtors refuse to pay.
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They can throw you to jail for contempt until you give up that money though.
You can be arrested and held in contempt until you give up the money.
It's indirect contempt of court [1] to disobey a court order to hand over the money you owe, and you can be jailed for it.[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_court#United_State...
Don't you also go to jail if you can't pay them?
They would fine him, send it to collections and ruin his credit, garnish his wages, etc.
If they fail to pay they will have their assets seized.
They have to pay the judgement. If they do not, their wages get garnished. There is no lending.
If someone doesn't have the money to pay a debt then suing them isn't going to magically produce it.
Why not apply a creditor's default to enforce the debt anyway?
You can't. From the article they would seize entire bank accounts before even talking with you or giving you a legal notice. They often take physical assets with violent force, too. (E.g. they show up with guns)