Tag: debt collection

Collecting a money judgment is rarely easy regardless of the state you’re talking about. But collection is harder in some states than others. Take Texas. We work on money judgments in the Lone Star state. We can tell you that it can be a real challenge. The biggest disadvantage to creditors...

You have won a money judgment against a debtor who owes you a substantial amount of money. Unfortunately, you have also gotten a letter from his attorney explaining that he has no nonexempt assets. You don’t even know what that means. Well, it’s not good news, that’s for sure. The...

We fully understand how frustrating it can be to work on collecting a money judgment for years, only to walk away with nothing but a headache. You spent countless hours along with significant financial resources, and for what? Now you are ready to give up. Before you give up, can we at least talk?...

Wouldn’t it be fantastic if every judgment debtor immediately paid their bill in full? Absolutely. Does it ever happen? Only on rare occasions. Almost every monetary award must go through a long and belabored collection process. The process is time consuming and often frustrating to judgment...

Ohio is like most other states when it comes to DIY judgment collection. If you want to pursue collection on your own, you certainly can. Ohio even offers a selection of self-help resources and services designed to make the job easier. But is going the self-help DIY route really a smart move? We...

One of the more interesting challenges of collecting money judgments in so many states is keeping track of how things are done in each of them. Most civil lawsuits involving money judgments are state matters. Therefore, each state sets the rules by which judgments can be collected. This leads to...

Explaining that Judgment Collectors works on consignment is a way of differentiating our business from other collection agencies that purchase judgments. But the term ‘consignment’ can be confusing. This post is intended to clear up any such confusion. If you are looking to bring a...

Winning a monetary award in a civil court case is the start of what is often a long and arduous process of debt collection. It is not unusual for judgment creditors (the winning parties) to attempt to collect on their own. We would never begrudge someone for doing so. But we do think it...

Anyone getting into our business under the false assumption that debt collection is easy is headed for a rude awakening. There is nothing easy about what we do. You know that first-hand if you have been trying to collect a money judgment on your own. You know how time-consuming and frustrating it...

We get a lot of interesting questions from clients who are new to the whole money judgment thing. A common question is, “how long will this take?” It’s a question that doesn’t have an easy answer. We wish it did because an easy answer would make our life so much easier. The...