Stay away from jail. A temporary court order prohibiting a charged party from proceeding with a trial or any other legal action while the matter is pending in an appeals court. A stay is granted only if the court decides that it would be in the best interests of the public to do this. A judge can temporarily halt a trial only for a specific period of time.

Temporary stay can prevent a judgment debtor from paying any judgments, accumulated alimony, child support, repossession or foreclosure. The court may also refuse to grant any new legal status to the judgment debtor and may reinstate the judgment debtor as bankrupt. The stay will lapse if the person has not made any payment for 90 days following the issuance of the order.

Temporary stay is an interim solution and does not prevent the judgment debtor from paying any debts. The stay bars the person from taking part in further proceedings in the same case. However, a temporary stay does not bar the courts from assessing reasonable compensation for the injury caused. The stay does not bar criminal prosecution unless the person appears before a jury. stay to protect the defendant from disputing any judgments entered against him. The stay is typically effective for one year, but a three-year stay is more common. When involuntarily entered, the court may enter the stay to prevent the debtors from interfering with the orderly administration of a trial.