Using Confession of Judgment in Illinois Debt Collection

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published August 20, 2024 | Posted in Confession Judgment | Tagged Tags: Commercial litigation, debt collection, debtor | Comments Off on Using Confession of Judgment in Illinois Debt Collection

A confession-of-judgment clause, often included in promissory notes, guaranties and other contracts, provides advance consent by a debtor to let the creditor take a judgment against them without a trial if the debtor defaults on the obligation. This means the creditor can obtain a court judgment for the amount owed without first notifying the debtor Read More

Employing the Confession of Judgment in Illinois

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published July 28, 2017 | Posted in Confession Judgment | Tagged Tags: confession of judgement, debt collections, llinois Code of Civil Procedure | Comments Off on Employing the Confession of Judgment in Illinois

Confession-of-judgment clauses let creditors circumvent the normal judicial process and obtain a judgment. Promissory notes, guaranties and other contracts may include them.

What You Need to Know About Confession Judgments Part 2

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published June 9, 2014 | Posted in Confession Judgment | Tagged Tags: judgment debtor, lender, warrant of attorney | Leave a comment

How does a judgment debtor fight a “confession judgment”? The first step to combatting a “confession judgment” is to eliminate it.

Using Confession of Judgment in Illinois Debt Collection

Employing the Confession of Judgment in Illinois

What You Need to Know About Confession Judgments Part 2

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