Collect a Small Claims Court Judgment
LegalMatch Law Library Managing Editor, Ken LaMance, Attorney at Law 
Before you sue someone, make sure this person has assets if he or she refuses to pay their judgment. Even if a Small Claims Court decides in your favor, the court won't collect your judgment for you. These are things you should think about when filing a small claims action:
- In certain states you can't seize someone's car if the car is worth below $2,000.
- You should check to see if the person you are suing even has a job or other assets. You can't collect wages from a very low income worker, someone's welfare, Social Security, unemployment insurance or pension or disability check.
- It is good if the party you are suing is solvent and likely to voluntarily pay.
- If a business is involved it is possible for you to collect from a cash register or seize equipment owned by the business.
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Last Modified: 04-13-2011 04:02 PM PDT
