Attachment is a legal process by which a court of law, at the request of a creditor, designates specific property owned by the debtor to be transferred to the creditor, or sold for the benefit of the creditor.^[1] A wide variety of legal mechanisms are employed by debtors to prevent the attachment of their assets. For example, a declaration of bankruptcy will severely limit the ability of creditors to attach the property of the debtor.^{[citation needed]} Many jurisdictions have a homestead exemption or other property exemptions which limit the ability of creditors to attach the debtor's primary residence, vehicle, and/or personal effects.^{[citation needed]}

Where the attachment is against property in the possession of, or owed by, a third party, the process is sometimes known as foreign attachment.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Attachment of earnings

[edit] Bibliography

• [Anon.] (1911) "Attachment", Encyclopaedia Britannica

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} [Anon.] (1911)

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