When a civil suit awards damages that exceeds the assets of the guilty party, how is that handled? 1 Answers as of February 08, 2012

When a civil suit awards damages that exceeds the assets of the guilty party, how is that handled? Are all assets liquidated to pay the damages? Then what are his wages used to pay? Also, what if guilty party is put into jail and can't work? What happens then?

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A debtor can often declare bankruptcy and discharge a debt entirely. For collection law, see RCW 6 ( http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6 ). You can read applicable case law on the MRSC website.
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Replied: 2/8/2012
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