What's The Best Way To Collect On A Judgement Won In Small Claims Court?

[Artair]

I've already filed a fifa, and levied what property there was to be levied...I've garnished the debtor's bank account. This person moves from job to job, and owns no real property. They may/may not have stocks. I have most of the pertinent information about them. How do I go about verifying place of employment in order to garnish wages, and is there any other recourse to recoup my money?

[Ecgbeorht]

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[Eth]

Depends upon State law but try to Execute on a car Every state has its own laws and rules governing enforcing judgments.  Basically, you need to figure out what mechanisms for collection the small claims court in your jurisdiction offers.  My first step would be to call the court staff, and be very nice to them, they can be a huge help.  Ask them how to execute on the judgment, they probably have basic forms that you need to fill out.  The easiest property to go after is a defendant's automobile.  This is because the sheriff is probably no permitted to enter a person's house for execution purposes without a permission, so you cannot execute on items inside their home.  But a car will often be outside = available to the sheriff.  Also, my experience has been that cars are so important to people that as soon as they realize they are about to lose the car, they miraculously find the money needed to satisfy the judgment. palegaleagle 84 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[aralt34]

Sell your claim to a debt collection company. It is amazing what those guys can do. There was a company of retired Texas Rangers who specialized in collecting from dead beats who absconded to Mexico. They didn't even charge a fee. Shop around.

[MacMurra]

Every state has its own laws and rules governing enforcing judgments.  Basically, you need to figure out what mechanisms for collection the small claims court in your jurisdiction offers.  My first step would be to call the court staff, and be very nice to them, they can be a huge help.  Ask them how to execute on the judgment, they probably have basic forms that you need to fill out.  The easiest property to go after is a defendant's automobile.  This is because the sheriff is probably no permitted to enter a person's house for execution purposes without a permission, so you cannot execute on items inside their home.  But a car will often be outside = available to the sheriff.  Also, my experience has been that cars are so important to people that as soon as they realize they are about to lose the car, they miraculously find the money needed to satisfy the judgment.

[Basilios]

Several years ago, my boss won a judgment against a woman in Texas who owed you a couple of thousand dollars. She still wouldn't pay. As it happened, I went on a business trip out there and he asked me to do him a favor and try to collect from her. Long story short, it didn't happen. She refused to pay and there wasn't much I could do.Ironically, my boss had gotten the judgment like you, from small claims court. The case was pretty straightforward and he didn't want to pay for an attorney. But in order to actually collect the money, he still had to hire a lawyer that specialized in those things. In the end, I don't think he got all his money, but the lawyer intimidated the woman enough so that she at least paid him something. I'd have to recommend you save yourself a headache and go that route, too.Of course, try to contact the person and tell him that you've got a judgment against him and that you'd like to collect. He may pay you just to get rid of you. It doesn't sound to like he's that kind of person, though. So if you don't want to hire a lawyer, you may need to hire a private investigator to gather the appropriate information so that you can garnish his wages.I know, it's not what you hoped for, but I think hiring someone to help you is probably your best course of action and your best chance of recovering some of the money you're owed. I did a little web searching and I couldn't really find any better advice from anybody.Good luck!!

[Botwolf]

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