Judgment of 10K; someone with the knowledge HELLPPPP!!!!?

Question

Someone owes me monies…since 1998; originally 5k, now with the interest after many years is 10K.

I every time I try to collect, they "run away"; no money to pay.

Apparently, they have no properties; financially they do make a leaving "pretty much ok", or “better than me”.

As part of the judgment -penalty-, their driver’s licenses are suspended.

How can I get their social security to see where they work and go with a writ of garnishment of their salaries?

ANY OTHER SUGESTIONS ARE APRECIATED. I already spend too much money on this. I can afford to hire any one.

Please help me, what can I do? I do not have the money to invest any more on this, but I need to collect this.

The state is Florida.

I try those websites; but no luck....

I really appreciate any advice.

Thanks

Sorry forgot... this judment is for two people and it was a car accident.

Answer 1

Social Security records are sealed by law and you can not get to them to discover where they work or anything else via that means.

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I assume that you've already tried all the cheap websites to locate them without luck.

Do you have a currently enforceable court ordered judgment?


If yes, you might humbly ask the clerks and bailiffs down at the court for any tips or advice.

Also if yes, you can get a number of certified copies of the judgment [from the clerk's office] and present one to each of the likely banking establishments in the area -- your hope is to accidently find one that has an account in your debtor's name that you can seize. Ask at your own bank for the procedures you'll need to follow.

You can also search property ownership records online in all of the larger Florida counties {I live in FL, so I know this can be done} ... alas, it has to be done by county and can be very tedious [especially if the debtor has a fairly common name -- property can be held without middle name being mentioned at all, so "T. Jones, Tom Jones, Thomas Jones, T. L. Jones, Tom L. Jones, and Thomas L. Jones can all be the same person ... not to mention that sometimes a land record is misrecorded with a mispelled name].

Next, search the corporations and partnerships database at the FL Secretary of State's office online for any legal entity in which debtor is an officer or an agent. Many times, if you find one, he'll be the owner as well.

And, if you have a current valid court judgment, ask each of the three major credit reporting agencies if and how as a creditor of record you can buy a copy of the debtor's credit history. If so, this will likely show the address to which their bills are/were being sent -- and you can maybe ask neighbors, etc. if they're still there or (if they moved) where they went, etc.

Then, make certain sure to send a copy of the judgment to each credit reporting agency [in part, this makes the debtor's life harder but in a legal way -- sometimes you can hassle one into paying].


Collecting a judgment after it is issued by the court is tricky and time consuming.


GL

Answer 2

Just about the only thing you can do is go back to court and ask for a garnishment of wages. Judging by the character of the person(s) you describe, you are probably going to see that person quit after the first payment. You likely are not going to gain access to personal information like social security. You might be able to file it on his/her credit report if you have the court order but that's a maybe. It sounds like you are talking about more than one person but you start out with the singular so it's not clear if you are talking about joint liability or more than one person. If there is more than one person, you may be able to hold one responsible for the total depending on the judgement wording. Good luck but this is blood out of a turnip if it didn't matter if the DL is suspended (I'm not sure I get the connection there unless this was an accident-related judgement). Good luck.

Answer 3

You cant do ANYTHING except hire an attorney and drag them back to court.

Its only 5 grand... just walk away from it. Keep it renewed, so the judgment is always on his credit file. (you need to do it every 7 years in Florida)

Eventually, you will get your money plus interest. Eventually, he will sell a home, come into an inheritance, or something else where you will get a call out of the blue to get your money.

Answer 4

Sell the account to a collection agency.....you will have to sell it at a discount, but you will at least get something. Then they have to deal with all the hassle.

Answer 5

take some of their stuff untill thay give it back.