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2) My mother was sued 8 years(she was he only one sued at that time). She didn't respond and pretended like the law suit didn't exist. She said she was never notified but I would take that with a grain of salt. The judgment in the end was for $900,000.
According to a quick google search, judgments in Tennessee are enforceable for ten years unless renewed.


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3) When the people suing Mom realized she was broke and had nothing but her half of the house they went after my stepfather who up to that point new nothing about this. He has been battling cancer and I don't know exactly what happened but he didn't show up and they got a judgement of $100,000. They do not share any financial accounts(because of my moms behavior in the past). He could not be file bankruptcy because he actually has other assets but he couldn't pay anyway near her $900,000
This is odd. The person(s)/entity(ies) who got the $900k judgment against your mother then sued your stepfather for the same debt but only got a $100k judgment? Is that right? I don't understand what you mean when you say that he "could not . . . file bankruptcy because he actually has other assets." A bankruptcy filing does not require that a person have no assets (and the reality is that no one has no assets). Also, if he does not have the ability to pay $900k, does he have the ability to pay the $100k judgment against him (or any significant percentage thereof)? Has he tried to negotiate something with the creditor?

As for everything else, I think it would be unwise not to consult with (and probably retain) an attorney ASAP next week.