Fraud against creditors allows seizure of family property

STJ decidiu que um imóvel utilizado como residência familiar pode ser penhorado se houver indícios de fraude contra credores.

The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously ruled that a property used as a family home can be seized if there is evidence of fraud against creditors, even without formal registration of the mortgage. The 3rd Panel of the STJ, chaired by Justice Nancy Andrighi, analyzed a case in which the debtor offered his property […]

Collective judgment: protection guaranteed by the STJ

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In a recent decision, the 1st Section of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) established the understanding that the extinction of the enforcement of a collective judgment, due to intercurrent prescription, does not prevent the individual enforcement of the same judicial title. In other words, even if the enforcement of a collective judgment is terminated, […]