Category: Washington

We have been known to ask clients what they would rather be doing if they were not investing so much time in collecting outstanding judgments. It is a valid question when you consider how much time and effort goes into debt collection. It’s especially poignant in Washington because the state...

Garnishment is a tool commonly used by judgment creditors around the country to ensure payment from their debtors. But if you are a regular reader of our blog, you know that states treat garnishment differently. Take Washington state. Their garnishment rules are a little bit peculiar. If you are...

Every now and again we mention statutes of limitation in a blog post. Any such mentions refer to the amount of time a judgment creditor has to collect on a money judgment. Suffice it to say that there aren’t many states – if there are any at all – that allow creditors to continue...

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...

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...