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Judgment Against Property With Find In Maricopa
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Maricopa
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US-0025LTR
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Criminal History information must be requested from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Recorded documents such as oaths of office, judgements, liens and deeds are available at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office.
Arizona has protections in place for those declaring bankruptcy in the state. The Arizona homestead exemption, for example, protects your primary residence during bankruptcy if you have no more than $150,000 in equity. Likewise, retirement and pension accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs are exempt during bankruptcy.
Except as provided in sections 33-729 and 33-730, from and after the time of recording as provided in section 33-961, a judgment shall become a lien for a period of ten years after the date it is given on all real property of the judgment debtor in the county in which the judgment is recorded, whether the property is ...
The exempt property may include community, joint or separate property of the judgment debtor. B. If the judgment debtor dies or absconds and leaves a spouse or dependent any property that is exempt under this section, the property remains exempt to the spouse or dependent.
Arizona's homestead exemption exempts up to $150,000 of a person's equity in their dwelling from attachment, execution or forced sale. The exemption applies to a person's house and land, condominium or cooperative, mobile home or mobile home and land.
You can look at your credit report at .annualcreditreport or you can go to the local clerk for the courts and search the county database. If there are judgments in other jurisdictions you would have to look there as well.
Per ARS §22-246 a certified copy of the judgment must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court who will issue an execution on the judgment. Upon filing this with the County Recorder's Office, a lien will be placed on the defendant's real property.
