How to enforce a money judgment in California? The divorce judgment includes a provision that my ex shall pay $20,000 to me,

It appears that what you have is an ordinary money judgment,, which can be enforced in the manner that civil money judgments are enforced. You can...

Lender Garnishments.

There is something called a "banker's set off". You need to review the legal agreements governing both the mortgage loan and the savings account. ...

Divorce - Schedule of Assets and Debts asks for bank acct info. My spouse and I owe debt. I do not want to give my bank info.

Your attorney should be handling this for you. Your attorney can request a protective order preventing the information on your schedule from being...

I suggest that you continue to request validation. Also request copies of the billing statements, proof that they now own the debt and the name...

Couldn't pay back a payday loan and now they said they are sending a sheriff in the morning to arrest me and its a felony?

Failing to repay a loan is a civil matter, not a criminal case. No one can be arrested or sent to jail for owing money. The only involvement of...

Can a subpoena or a case filed against a company freeze their assets?

If you have not gone to court and obtained a judgment, you must follow the procedures for pretrial attachment. You must file and serve a lawsuit. ...

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How do I put the lien back on debtors residency for the second time? Do I need a new abstract or a new writ of execution?

Don't try to do this yourself. There is too much of a risk that you might make a mistake. The relevant documents need to be reviewed by a...

Is it still fraud if the person lived with me?

Criminal prosecution may not solve your problems, and the District Attorney may not want to prosecute someone when there was a personal...

Won a judgment in Superior court. Can I attach the wages of defendant myself or do I have to go through defendant's attorney?

You do not need to contact either. Just get a Wage Garnishment Order from the court clerk. Then take the Wage Garnishment Order to the Sheriff,...

Unless he perpetrated a fraud against you, and unless that fraud involved his obtaining title to the residence from you fraudulently, the homestead...