[WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

Tue Jan 20 15:15:50 PST 2015

It costs $20 to file a Abstract of Judgment in a Superior Court of a county different than the County the Judgment is entered in.

And yes, if I can find a closing agent in my case that started this string, I would contact them.  It now looks like they are not that close to a sale.

Joshua F. Grant, PS
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
tel 509 647 5578
fax 509 647 2734

From: John McCrady 
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 12:16 PM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv 
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

Most welcome

John McCrady

Counsel

Puget Sound Title Company

5350 Orchard Street West

University Place WA 98466

253-476-5721

From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Richard Wills
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 12:01 PM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

John, thank you.

On 1/20/2015 10:12 AM, John McCrady wrote:

  Yes, the Transcript is in fact a District Court document.  I attach a copy of one as filed in Pierce County.  A Transcript of District Court Judgment is a  distinct concept from the concept of a Judgment Summary.

  I am afraid I don’t have any idea of the cost of filing an Abstract of a Judgment in other than Pierce County.  For Pierce County see the attached fee sheet.

  John McCrady

  Counsel

  Puget Sound Title Company

  5350 Orchard Street West

  University Place WA 98466

  253-476-5721

  From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Richard Wills
  Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:34 AM
  To: WSBA Real Property Listserv
  Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

  John --- Thank you.

  So am I right to assume that a "Transcript of a Judgment" is a District Court document & is moot as regards a Judgment Summary entered in a Superior Court?

  Lastly, I understand that I may obtain an Abstract of Judgment from the Superior Court in which the Judgment Summary was entered.  When filing that Abstract in another Superior Court (ie, in a different county), does that require the payment of another $240 filing fee?  If not, what does it require?

  On 1/20/2015 8:55 AM, John McCrady wrote:

    There may be technical distinctions with which I am not familiar, but in usage:

    1)      A judgment summary is the summary of the terms of the judgment, place on the first page of the filed Superior Court Judgment

    2)      A Transcript of a District Court Judgment is filed in Superior Court, in order to, in my world, allow the judgment to attach to real estate.

    3)      When a Superior Court in Thurston County enters a judgment, but the Creditor wants the judgment to attach to Pierce County property, an Abstract of the Thurston County Judgment is filed in Pierce County Superior Court.

    John McCrady

    Counsel

    Puget Sound Title Company

    5350 Orchard Street West

    University Place WA 98466

    253-476-5721

    From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Richard Wills
    Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:54 AM
    To: WSBA Real Property Listserv
    Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

    John --- Would you please describe the differences between:

      a.. A Judgment Summary; 
      b.. A Judgment Transcript; & 
      c.. A Judgment Abstract.
    Richard Wills

    On 1/16/2015 4:44 PM, John McCrady wrote:

      The recording of the transcript does not result in a lien on anything but excess value of homestead property.  That is why you would want to also file the abstract with the superior court when the debtor owns anything suspected to be non-homestead property.

      John McCrady

      Counsel

      Puget Sound Title Company

      5350 Orchard Street West

      University Place WA 98466

      253-476-5721

      From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Josh Grant
      Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 3:31 PM
      To: WSBA Real Property Listserv
      Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

      OK, that helps a lot.  I was thinking, why do we file a transcript of judgment (also referred to as abstract of judgment??) in superior court if we are going to record the judgment with the Auditor.

      This residential property we hope to realize on has been rented out for some time, and the debtors now live out of state, but I suppose they could claim it as a homestead??  So having done both I guess we are covered.

      Joshua F. Grant, PS
      Attorney at Law
      P. O. Box 619
      Wilbur, WA 99185
      tel 509 647 5578
      fax 509 647 2734

      From: John McCrady 

      Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 3:11 PM

      To: WSBA Real Property Listserv 

      Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

      I believe that recording the transcript in the auditor’s office is sufficient (and required) to create a lien on excess value of homestead property.

      In order to create a lien on non-homestead property I believe you need to file an abstract of the judgment at the superior court where the property is located.

      John McCrady

      Counsel

      Puget Sound Title Company

      5350 Orchard Street West

      University Place WA 98466

      253-476-5721

      From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Josh Grant
      Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 2:53 PM
      To: WSBA Real Property Listserv
      Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

      Ok, thanks.  Just a simple recording sheet cover page and no need to reference the real estate we think the lien applies to?

      From: Andrew Hay 

      Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 2:46 PM

      To: WSBA Real Property Listserv 

      Subject: Re: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

      RCW 6.13.090 suggests recording the judgment is necessary.

      RCW 6.13.090

      Judgment against homestead owner — Lien on excess value of homestead property.

      A judgment against the owner of a homestead shall become a lien on the value of the homestead property in excess of the homestead exemption from the time the judgment creditor records the judgment with the recording officer of the county where the property is located. However, if a judgment of a district court of this state has been transferred to a superior court, the judgment becomes a lien from the time of recording with such recording officer a duly certified abstract of the record of such judgment as it appears in the office of the clerk in which the transfer was originally filed. A department of revenue tax warrant filed pursuant to RCW 82.32.210 shall become a lien on the value of the homestead property in excess of the homestead exemption from the time of filing in superior court.

      Andrew Hay

      Hay & Swann PLLC

      201 South 34th Street

      Tacoma, WA  98418

      Phone: (253) 272-2400

      Fax:     (253) 267-8947

      www.washingtonlaw.net

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      From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Josh Grant
      Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 2:30 PM
      To: wsbar
      Subject: [WSBARP] filing transcript of judgment enough?

      I have obtained a judgment for my client.  I found a house in a different county on defendant’s name. I have filed a transcript of judgment with the superior court of that neighboring county.  The house is supposedly going to be sold. Is filing the transcript sufficient?  One attorney suggested to my client that a lis pendens also had to be filed.  What do you-all think?

      Joshua F. Grant, PS
      Attorney at Law
      P. O. Box 619
      Wilbur, WA 99185
      tel 509 647 5578
      fax 509 647 2734

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