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US individual seeks recoupment of $4,000 owed by Australian company for professional video editing work done for hire

As a practical matter, forget about ever seeing that $4,000. You have, however, just gotten a $4,000 seminar in how to conduct your business going forward: you want a standard written agreement, and some "cash up front" from any customer, ESPECIALLY one who is not easy to sue locally. WARNING: And now, my lawyer CYA caveat: If you want legal advice, you'll need to hire a lawyer. The foregoing is not intended, and should not be interpreted as legal advice. Rather, it was a general...

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Can a normal money judgment be modified years later if both parties agree?

The short answer is "yes," provided all the parties to the judgment -- including the County -- agree. You'd need to get it in writing, and if I were representing the defendants, I would want a satisfaction of judgment from the plaintiff in return. The procedure I've described would not, strictly speaking, alter the judgment, but it should solve the problem. And now, my lawyer caveat: the foregoing is not intended, and should not be interpreted as legal advice. Rather, it was a general...