I live in OR. If I get sued and I sell my house before a judgment, is that fraudulent conveyance?

Question

I might be a party in what I believe is a frivolous claim. Thanks.

Answer 1

If it is frivolious, then you wouldnt be required to pay. Just because someone sues you doesnt mean they win, they have to prove that they are damaged a certain amount. As far as selling your house, It takes a lot to get a lien placed on someones house to collect money from. If you are ordered to pay and you dont, they will sieze your bank accounts (and whatever money you have made from your house sale) or place a lien on your wages, where they take a certain amount out each month. But you can do whatever you want before a case. it is really hard to collect money from people who try not to pay. I recently sued a girl who scammed my boyfriend, and she has done everything from perjuring herself to not getting a job to falsifing financial records to extortion to try and get out of paying.

Answer 2

There are so many technicalities in the law and since lawyers sometimes advise over the phone and offer the first half or full hour free it makes sense to check, probably with as many as you feel necessary. Even the DA's office, attorney or the day can help after you get all the information you can elsewhere. Sometimes passing an inheritance on as a gift is an option, but it has a lot to do with timing also. If it's too close to the action it may be not good. A good lawyer knows all the exceptions and what categories you fall into. It is so technical as to which categories and how it's viewed by the state, judge or other relevant persons and actual practices. It doesn't hurt to try to protect your assets from predators. Successful people have no qualms about those things and some lawyers have much more practical and realistic expectations and a sense of fairness. They know that an unreasonable technicality and misuse of the law can bring you down while a technicality can be there specificaly to help correct those wrongs. I would also recommend studying emotional intelligence so you can be calm through it all and also look at the situation in an unbiased manner, as the courts often do, to get a real grasp on the situation and keep a clear head. Emotions destroy good judgment.