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hi welcome back to finally revealed in this episode I want to talk about the mechanics of how a default judgment is entered I've had a couple of questions and I thought it was worthwhile to go ahead and explain it first of all default judgment means someone sued you and you did not answer and the answer is either showing up some courts you have to physically show up and say I agree or I don't agree and then sometimes you can later file something in paper but no it's not always required it depends on the court and the other way is when you are sued and you receive the papers and that triggers and answer dates that you have to have something filed in response and you don't do that for whatever reason if you learn that someone has sued you and the answer date has run and you check or have someone else check and a default judgment has not been entered don't wait for it go ahead and get help and get in there and submit your defenses I have another video on what to do when a default judgment is entered it's a lot better and a lot easier to get in there a little late before a judgment is entered then to wait until judgment is entered and then try to undo it so if you're in that in-between grey area get some help and get in there raise your hand and say hey this happened this happened and I want to answer out of time that's what you would call it so if you have received papers you don't show up and now they're going to have a default judgment or you received papers and you were supposed to file something the time has expired and now a judgment can be entered what happens well what happens is if you don't show up and you're supposed to show up then right there the judge can say judgment is entered and sometimes that is automatic and entered into the computer other times the attorney for the plaintiff has to submit paperwork and most often that's on online now electronically so either that day and within a day they submit the paperwork and the judgment is entered if you have received paperwork and you don't have to show up to court but you have an answer date usually these are on bigger cases then if you don't respond in time the party who has brought the action who filed the case then has to go to the judge if the amount in the paperwork that you were served with specifies what is owed or what the damages are and it can be looked at as far as an actual number than the party who has sued you is just going to submit an order or a judgement or journal entry to the court and it's going to say Joe Schmoe didn't show up here is what was served on him and this is the amount that's due and the judge just simply signs it if you receive paperwork that says it's for an undetermined amount or an amount in excess of some number then the party that sued you has to go through a couple of steps if they it depends on the rules of that court so it's going to require either in-person testimony to the judge setting out what the amounts the exact amounts are or it will be set out in like an affidavit and again it depends on the rules of that court so that might take a week or so and so that's how that would happen then I believe I have another video and I'll look for it and link it below where I talk about execution on a judgment some places it's right away some places there is a delay between when the judgment is entered and when they can start executing by attaching non-exempt property or garnishing or coming out to get if it's about a thing coming out to get the thing and recover it and replevin it back and so there are some pockets of time if you find out something too late or close to the deadline please don't delay get some help and get in there and make your position known don't blow it off and help yourself do it yourself or get somebody to help you with that so I hope this was helpful if it was give me a thumbs up leave any comments or questions below subscribe to see the other videos and come back and see me next time thanks for watching