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How to Collect a Judgment in California

Enforcing Legal Orders

Collecting a judgment in California can be complex and time-consuming, but it can ultimately result in the recovery of unpaid debts. By leveraging the different methods outlined in this guide, including obtaining a writ of execution...

March 23, 2023

Collection from Permanently Disabled and Broke Judgment Debtor

Blood from a Stone

“You can’t get blood from a stone” is an expression I often hear, but it’s often untrue in the judgment collection world. We were recently confronted with a tricky situation against a judgment debtor that owed over $20,000 related to shoddy contractor work.

March 7, 2023

California Judgment Lien Satisfied After Nearly 4 Years

Park the Lien and Wait

Sometimes, judgment debtors have very few assets to collect from. And often, locating the judgment debtor’s real property and recording a judgment lien against the debtor’s property is the best method for recovery. In 2019...

March 6, 2023

Motion to Vacate Sister-State Judgment Denied by California Superior Court

Failure to Appear and Assert Defenses

Yes, it’s true, we love doing sister-state judgment enforcements because debtors often have assets in other parts of the country. A good judgment enforcement specialist will know the collection procedures in multiple states and will...

November 8, 2022

How to Pick the Best Judgment Collector in 2022

The Definitive Guide

If you’re looking for a judgment collector in 2022 that will help you recoup what you’re owed, consider one that values your rights as a creditor, understands the importance of time, and has a solid reputation. In this definitive guide, learn...

November 4, 2022

Digging a Deeper Hole: $100 Per Day In Contempt Sanctions

Enforcement Against Utah Debtor

In 2018, we collected two judgments against an individual in Utah totaling $16,000, via bank levies on the debtor’s accounts. As you can imagine, this debtor wasn’t happy to wake up one day and see $16k gone from his accounts.

November 4, 2022

Litigation Isn’t Tinder: Ghosting is Not Acceptable

Petition to Open Default Judgment Denied

We were recently enforcing a Pennsylvania default judgment for $85,000. While this was technically a “default judgment”, it was unlike a typical default judgment where the Defendant simply fails to appear or otherwise defend the lawsuit.

September 18, 2022

Sometimes Speed is the Key

Emergency Application to Enforce Sister State Judgment

So you have a judgment outside of California, but you want to enforce your judgment in California against your debtor in California, against his / her assets in California. There is a lot of money in Los Angeles, and many out of state judgments end up as judgment collections in Los Angeles.

September 15, 2022