A judgment lien arises when a court rules you owe a debt, allowing the creditor to claim your nonexempt property until the debt is paid. Having a judgment filed against you brings with it a new level of debt collection.Thankfully, there are some things you can do to ease the pain. This means you either complete the terms of the judgment (i.e. , through wage garnishment or property lien) or come to a settlement. The law provides that certain property and wages cannot be taken in garnishment. The executed WRIT OF. GARNISHMENT must have attached the NOTICE TO DEFENDANT OF RIGHT AGAINST. A creditor has to get a judgment against you to get a lien on your property to force a foreclosure. If the judgment debtor does not voluntarily pay the judgment, however, it is up to the judgment creditor to enforce. A judgment is not self-enforcing.