Category: judgment collection

Preparation is a normal part of life. People prepare for retirement by putting away financial resources. Parents prepare for a new baby by getting the nursery ready. We are so used to preparing for things that we don’t even think about doing so. We just do it. So why do business owners fail...

Struggling to collect unpaid judgments from debtors who don’t seem to want to cooperate is difficult enough. Trying to figure out what to do after years of failed efforts only makes matters worse. If your company has unpaid judgments you cannot seem to get settled, perhaps it’s time to...

How much do you know about civil court proceedings and judgments? If you are like most people, your knowledge is limited. You might not realize that a judgment is a court decision, for example. You also might not know that winning a judgment doesn’t bring your case to a close. It actually...

We are all about seeking judgments against debtors who avoid paying what they owe. Sometimes obtaining a judgment is the best course of action. But what if companies could avoid future judgments just by making changes to their billing practices? A few adjustments here and there may not prevent all...

In one of our recent blog posts, we asked readers how much they have spent trying to collect unpaid judgments. The thing about collecting is that creditors need to invest more than just money. They also need to invest time. That is where we come in. You may not have the time to dedicate...

Civil court can be a mysterious entity to people who never spend any time there. And because most of us have never been involved in civil litigation, it is easy to assume that what happens in civil court is nearly identical to what happens in criminal court. But this is not the case. Take...

Winning a judgment against a debtor should be a cause for celebration. It should be a victory of sorts. But far too often, the satisfaction of winning is short-lived because the debtor has no intention of paying. If you are currently in that position, we have a question for you: how much have you...

Did you know that judgments come with statutes of limitations? Here in Utah, the statute of limitations is eight years from the date a judgment is entered. Most states have statutes of limitations of between seven and 10 years. Let’s err on the high side and say your state has a 10-year...

Our industry has its own language. We use terms that people not involved in judgment collection are not familiar with. They aren’t difficult to understand, but they are also not part of the common language. Two examples are ‘judgment creditor’ and ‘judgment debtor’....

Regular readers of our blog know that states regulate civil judgments according to their own laws. We are active in six states including California, Washington, and Idaho. Needless to say, some of the laws in these other states vary quite a bit from the laws on collecting judgments in Utah. It is...