Tag: money judgment collection

Money judgment collection is typically controlled at the state level. Moreover, states have their own peculiarities baked into their laws. Take the state of Idaho. Whether a judgment creditor wishes to exercise judgment liens or writs of execution, the principle of actionable equity needs to be...

We know how frustrating it can be to attempt to recover a money judgment only through limited phone calls and form letters. Frustration mounts as those phone calls and letters fail to produce results. But did you know there is a way to move forward? You can move beyond the simple phone call and...

While many of our clients are individuals and sole proprietors, we also work with businesses and other types of organizations struggling to collect from uncooperative debtors. These types of clients tend to have something in common: their uncollected judgments are negatively affecting both business...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...