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Summary: Judgment creditors have the legal right to collect in-house. But in-house collections generally don’t produce the best results. In fact, the vast majority of money judgments are never fully paid. Winning a money judgment in a civil lawsuit sets a judgment creditor up for what can be…

Summary: Kentucky lawmakers changed the rules of judgment collection in 2023 when they reduced the statute of limitations and limited renewals to just one. Under the new rules, judgment creditors are now compelled to be more aggressive. In the judgment collection space, the term ‘duration’…

Summary: After winning a money judgment, both creditor and debtor enter the discovery phase. Judgment creditors often turn to interrogatories as their primary discovery tool. When successful, interrogatories produce a significant amount of useful information. Attorneys in civil cases rely on a host…

One of the biggest mistakes Idaho judgment creditors make is assuming that courts will enforce their judgments in the same way criminal courts enforce sentences. That is not how civil court works. Court involvement in enforcement efforts is minimal. But there is one important thing Idaho courts can…

Money judgment collection is typically controlled at the state level. Moreover, states have their own peculiarities baked into their laws. Take the state of Idaho. Whether a judgment creditor wishes to exercise judgment liens or writs of execution, the principle of actionable equity needs to be…

We know how frustrating it can be to attempt to recover a money judgment only through limited phone calls and form letters. Frustration mounts as those phone calls and letters fail to produce results. But did you know there is a way to move forward? You can move beyond the simple phone call and…

In the judgment collection arena, we frequently encounter debtors who are judgment-proof for all practical purposes. But we also encounter debtors who try to make themselves appear judgment-proof by hiding their assets. Most of the tactics they use are both traceable and legally reversible. But if…

The judgment collection space is dominated by terms people outside of the industry do not normally recognize. One such term is the ‘judgment collection loop’. Needless to say, getting caught in the loop isn’t good. How do you avoid doing so? By working with a judgment collection…

While many of our clients are individuals and sole proprietors, we also work with businesses and other types of organizations struggling to collect from uncooperative debtors. These types of clients tend to have something in common: their uncollected judgments are negatively affecting both business…

Regular readers of the Judgment Collectors blog understand the value of real estate as a collection tool. Real estate opens the door to judgment liens and writs of execution in most states. But there is a caveat to the homestead exemption. And among all the states, California’s homestead…

It is not unusual for judgment creditors to ask about normal contingency fees before deciding to proceed with turning a judgment over to a collection agency. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to provide a black-and-white answer. Every case is different. Each case’s fee structure is…

Every now and again we get requests from companies looking for help to recover standard debts. We cannot help them. We are a specialized collection agency focusing exclusively on money judgments. So what’s the difference? Standard and judgment collection agencies differ in a lot of the…