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We often remind readers of our blog of the importance of understanding rules before beginning judgment collection efforts. We operate in nearly a dozen states, including California. We can testify to the fact that things can differ quite a bit from one state to the next. To illustrate the point, we…

The new year is finally upon us. And with it, we expect to see plenty of opportunities to help judgment creditors collect what they are owed. How about you? Are you looking at an unpaid judgment that you are wondering how you will collect over the next 12 months or so? We are a…

Chasing unpaid judgments is all in a day’s work here at Judgment Collectors. It is what we do. By the same token, it’s not what our clients do. Judgment creditors come to us for help because they have more important things to concentrate on. We get it. If we needed to build a new…

Judgment collection is a fascinating enterprise with its own language and terms. For example, consider the satisfaction of judgment. Have you ever heard of it? Do you know what it is and why it matters to both judgment creditors and debtors? If not, you’re about to learn the basics. A…

As a collection agency specializing exclusively in judgments, we have our fair share of frequently asked questions. One we hear a lot goes something like this: “The statute of limitations on my judgment is coming up. What should I do? This question stems from the reality that judgments have…

It is fair to say that the modern world runs on data. And data is information, right? Absolutely. Moreover, information is as crucial to collecting judgments as any other business endeavor. Creditors need as much information as possible so as to properly inform their decisions. Also note that…

Have you or your company won a money judgment in California? If so, do you know the basics of collection? Although we encourage California judgment creditors to enlist the help of an expert agency like ours, we understand that some creditors prefer to attempt collecting on their own. Below are the…

You have taken another party to court and won a sizable money judgment. Now it’s time to collect on that judgment. The debtor’s attorney contacts you and offers immediate payment if you agree to accept less than the full amount. What should you do? Should you accept the deal or hold out…

Upon winning a money judgment, a creditor has a couple of options for collection. The creditor can choose to collect in-house or turn collection over to another party. That other party could be the creditor’s attorney. Here is the million-dollar question: is the attorney the best choice for…

Each of the states that Judgment Collectors operates in has its own set of rules governing money judgments and how they can be collected. The rules in Arizona may differ quite a bit from those in other states. So if you are attempting to collect a money judgment on your own, it pays to…

Arizona is one of the many states Judgment Collectors operates in. That being the case, a question we hear quite frequently is how long it takes to collect an Arizona money judgment. The bad news is that we cannot give a definitive answer. Each case is different. The good news is that our team…

In our business, we work with clients who have taken other parties to court and successfully sued them. Many of our clients originally filed debt collection lawsuits against debtors who failed to pay what they owed. The big question is, why sue? In simple terms, a civil lawsuit takes debt…