What must occur for an attachment to be released?

For an attachment to be released, satisfaction of the judgment is necessary. An attachment is a legal procedure where a court places a lien on a property to secure a potential judgment. This lien ensures that, should the plaintiff prevail in the lawsuit, they can collect on the judgment from the attached property. Once the judgment is satisfied, which means the defendant has either paid the amount owed or the court has otherwise resolved the matter in favor of the plaintiff, the lien tied to the attachment is also released.

Satisfaction of the judgment officially clears the debtor's responsibilities concerning that financial obligation, which directly leads to the removal of the attachment. The other options involve processes or fees that do not directly correlate with fulfilling the legal requirements needed to release an attachment.