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Have you ever tried to do your family’s genealogy? If so, you probably appreciate how frustrating it can be to reach a dead end due to what appears to be a lack of information. We experience similar dead ends when running asset searches on judgment debtors. So in a sense, running an asset…

The states generally allow judgment creditors to charge interest for as long as a money judgment remains outstanding. This is true even if a creditor domesticates a judgment in a neighboring county. But what about domesticating in another state? Unless there are specific rules in a given state to…

Most U.S. states have enacted a piece of legislation known as the Revised Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (RUEFJA). With the legislation in force, states can easily recognize judgments issued in other states with a simple procedure known as domestication. Unfortunately, California is…

A winning plaintiff in a civil court case has a big job ahead of him if the judgment in his favor includes a monetary award. Rather than just being a plaintiff, he is now a judgment creditor with an outstanding debt he is entitled to collect. Now is when the real work begins. Collecting…

A fair number of Judgment Collector’s clients are small and mid-sized companies just trying to collect outstanding debts so they can move on. No business owner wants unpaid debts lingering forever. When it comes to judgments, failing to collect can have a measurable impact on a…

One of the first things a judgment collection agency will do when taking on a new case is begin the search for debtor assets. Things like real estate and high-value collectibles act as very strong leverage to encourage payment. The question for many creditors-turned-collectors is how to find assets…

Judgment collection agencies work on cases involving both individual and business debtors. The key principles of collection apply across both types, but collecting from a business debtor is distinct in a number of ways. It is arguably more complicated as well. If you are trying to collect from a…

It has been our experience that a lot of judgment creditors really don’t want to continue pursuing legal remedies to get paid what they rightly owed. They have had enough of civil court and all that comes with it. They would rather negotiate with their debtors to reach some sort of…

Arizona is one of the many states we operate in. So many of our Grand Canyon State clients come to us hoping to avoid the mistakes common to in-house collections. Some of the most critical mistakes can lead to a long and drawn-out collection process that ultimately results in little to nothing…

Collecting an outstanding judgment from a living debtor is challenging enough. But what if that debtor passes away? Then what? Collection suddenly gets more difficult. A creditor struggling prior to the debtor’s death will experience new challenges after his passing. Death Doesn’t…

Collecting money judgments in Washington is subject to some unique provisions that do not apply in other states. Take wage garnishment, for example. It can be an effective tool for judgment collection. But in Washington state, wage garnishment is subject to restrictions that make it one of the…

Judgment creditors win cases against debtors every day. Sometimes we wonder how many of those creditors realize the financial implications of winning at the moment the judge’s gavel falls. Why? Because the hidden costs of DIY collection are very real. We recommend bringing in a collection…