A judgment was made against the author in a credit card debt case today, even though they had filed for bankruptcy last week and their lawyer told them not to attend the hearing. The author just started the bankruptcy process last Monday and does not have a case number yet. They are concerned that the lawyers suing them may be able to garnish their wages immediately due to missing the court hearing, or if there is a delay before that could happen.

1. There is a judgment against me?
I got a judgment against me in court today for some credit card debt. I filed fo
or bankruptcy last week and my bankruptcy lawyer told me to not show up today (s
ince I am filing bankruptcy). I just started the whole process of bankruptcy las
t Monday, so I don't have a case number yet. Since I didn't show up in court tod
ay, can the lawyers suing me garnish my wages right away, or does it take a coup