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Like every other state Judgment Collectors operates in, California has its own set of rules judgment creditors need to abide by. The rules cover everything from how judgments can be collected to when creditors can actually get started on collecting. That brings up a question: when is it appropriate…

We are always looking for new and creative ways to explain what we do to new clients. Recently we hit on a perfect illustration: collecting judgments causes headaches. But Judgment Collectors offers effective pain relief. Are you intrigued? Then let’s unpack it. Not As Easy As It Sounds To…

Winning a civil judgment establishes a legal debt and your right to collect it. It starts the ball rolling on what could be a long and drawn-out collection process. Enter Judgment Collectors. We are a collection agency specializing in judgments. We are here to step in when you are unwilling to let…

Collection agencies like Judgment Collectors need to get paid for what we do. Agencies tend to adopt one of two models: purchasing judgments outright or working on consignment. We prefer the consignment model. Working on consignment boils down to a simple transaction: we provide a service for which…

Monetary judgments are civil court decisions involving some sort of monetary award or penalty. Ideally, the losing party in a civil lawsuit would immediately pay what is owed and be done with it. But that is not how things usually work out. When debtors fail to voluntarily pay up, creditors are…

In every state that we are aware of, judgment liens are a tool that creditors can use to collect from debtors. A judgment lien is a lien placed on a debtor’s property following a judgment being entered against them. But in Washington state, judgment liens are a bit different compared to some…

If there is one thing that we have learned over many years of collecting judgments, it is that every case is unique in some way. There are standard rules and procedures we can apply to every case, yet each case has its own peculiarities. Therefore, it is in everyone’s best interests to…

Regular readers of our blog know that states handle judgment collection in different ways. State laws dictate how judgments are rendered, recorded, and enforced. In Arizona, there are a few peculiarities worth mentioning. For the remainder of this post, assume we are talking about monetary…

Believe us when we say that we know how frustrating it can be to attempt to collect a judgment from an uncooperative debtor. We see that sort of thing all the time. But we also know that giving up does not change anything. In fact, giving up means letting go of something you went…

As a firm that specializes in collecting judgments in nearly a dozen states, we do our best to stay abreast of what state and county courts have to say about judgments and small claims court. We recently ran across a statement on the Washington Courts website regarding court clerks and the…

Our blog posts are riddled with the terms ‘judgment creditor’ and ‘judgment debtor’. They are terms familiar to anyone in our business. They are also terms that attorneys and their clerks understand. As for judgment creditors themselves, they may not know the terms or why we…

It is not terribly difficult to understand why someone might file a personal injury lawsuit. A Civil lawsuit is filed by government entities against businesses are also fairly straightforward. But when it comes to collecting an unpaid debt, why would a company take a customer to court? Why not just…