Winning a California small claims case does not get you paid. This walks through how to collect a small claims judgment: locating the debtor’s assets through a judgment debtor exam, then levying a bank account, garnishing wages, or recording a property lien.
A bank levy lets a California small claims creditor collect a judgment by seizing money from the debtor’s bank account through a levying officer. This article covers getting a Writ of Execution, instructing the sheriff, and which funds are exempt.
A reference on enforcing a California small claims judgment: the waiting period, locating the debtor’s assets, wage garnishment, bank levies, property liens, interest, and the 10-year enforcement window.
How a California abstract of judgment (form EJ-001) creates a lien on a judgment debtor’s real property: getting the abstract issued, recording it with the county recorder, and how long the lien lasts.
Winning in justice court is only half the job. This walks through how a judgment creditor in Texas turns a small claims judgment into money: recording an abstract of judgment, requesting a writ of execution, what property the law protects, and the deadlines that govern collection.
A creditor-side guide to California wage garnishment after a small claims judgment: the writ of execution, earnings withholding order, sheriff levy, and withholding limits.
How to get a California writ of execution (Form EJ-130): what it does, the $40 issuance fee, the 180-day validity period, and how the sheriff enforces it.
Texas shields wages from most creditors. A judgment for an ordinary debt cannot reach a paycheck; only child support, spousal maintenance, and federal debts can. Here is the constitutional rule, the exceptions, and how creditors collect instead.
An abstract of judgment, recorded with a Texas county clerk, creates a lien on the debtor’s non-exempt real property. How to obtain, record, and maintain it.
A writ of execution is how a Texas judgment creditor collects: a constable seizes and sells the debtor’s nonexempt property. When it issues and what is exempt.
Winning is only half the job. How a judgment creditor collects a Florida small claims judgment through liens, writs of execution, and garnishment, and the exemptions that limit it.
When wages can be garnished in Florida after a judgment, the head-of-family exemption and its $750 weekly threshold, the federal cap for everyone else, income that stays exempt after deposit, and how a debtor files a claim of exemption.