How to Collect a Court Ordered Judgment

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Write to the debtor.. Ask for your money all at once.. Consider drafting a payment plan.

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1

Write to the debtor.

Step 1

Write to the debtor.

2

Ask for your money all at once.

Step 2

Ask for your money all at once.

3

Consider drafting a payment plan.

Step 3

Consider drafting a payment plan.

4

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

Step 4

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

5

Know when you can start the seizing process.

Step 5

Know when you can start the seizing process.

6

Find out the location of the debtor's assets.

Step 6

Find out the location of the debtor's assets.

7

Complete a Writ of Execution.

Step 7

Complete a Writ of Execution.

8

Garnish the debtor's wages or seize their personal property.

Step 8

Garnish the debtor's wages or seize their personal property.

9

Give the necessary information to the sheriff, along with their fee.

Step 9

Give the necessary information to the sheriff, along with their fee.

10

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

Step 10

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

11

Know when you can start the recording process.

Step 11

Know when you can start the recording process.

12

Complete an Abstract of Judgment.

Step 12

Complete an Abstract of Judgment.

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Record the original issued Abstract of Judgment.

Step 13

Record the original issued Abstract of Judgment.

14

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

Step 14

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

15

Know when you can suspend a debtor's driver's license.

Step 15

Know when you can suspend a debtor's driver's license.

16

Wait 30 or 90 days from the date of judgment.

Step 16

Wait 30 or 90 days from the date of judgment.

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Fill out the required form.

Step 17

Fill out the required form.

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File the form with the clerk of courts.

Step 18

File the form with the clerk of courts.

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Pay the required fee.

Step 19

Pay the required fee.

20

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

Step 20

File an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment.

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