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How does one become judgment proof in Indiana?

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"Judgment proof" is an informal and somewhat disparaging term for "doesn't have enough assets that we can seize to satisfy the judgment." When someone has a judgment against you for money and you don't pay, she can ask a court to "execute" on the judgment. The county sheriff comes and either actually or symbolically takes your property ("levies upon it" they call it) and, if it's not cash (like bank accounts) then sells it at a public auction. The money from the sale goes to pay the person you owe. If there's anything left over, you get it. There are special rules for levying upon and taking things like your home if you own it but the basic theory is the same. When folks say someone is judgment proof they mean the person doesn't own enough stuff that, when sold, there would be enough money to pay the judgment. Effectively, people who say it mean the person is too poor to be worth suing because you'll wind up with a judgment but still won't be able to collect. Keep in mind that in many places (I'm not sure about Indiana), the judgment holder can also garnish your pay, taking a piece of every paycheck.

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