Once a judgement is won in small claims court, and the person still does not pay the money owed?
151495
Depends on what state you are in, a judgment acts as a lien on their property once recorded in the public record.  Also depending on what state you are in, the Judgment lien can last up to 7 years & after the time is lapsed you can get it recorded again.  You can also do wage garnishments which you should see an attorney for, also you can execute on their property through the Sheriff.  The Court office should have given you info on how to collect on a Judgment after you got the copy from the Court.
312395
If the damages you expect are less than $5000, file in small claims court wherever you live. Go to the courthouse and ask for forms to file a small claims case.\n\nThey will then need to be served for their court date. If they do not show up in court, you get a default judgement, but then it takes up to a year to enforce the judgement with the police, etc.
959681
It is part of the job for which you hired the attorney who got you the judgment in the first place.\nHis job is not over until he collects the money for you. If he had a contingent fee, he doesn't even get paid until he collects the money.
1054295
What type of judgment?  Civil or criminal?  If it is civil, nothing.  You just get a civil judgment and you have to pay the money.  Criminal, you might get locked up.
1108824
You have to come to a settlement arrangement with the person/entity that filed the lien. At which point, they file a release and the judgment lien is lifted and recorded as satisfied and released.
928931
Your lawyer should have all these details...if he doesn't or won't divulge them to you contact the Courts where the judgement was passed.  Their records will indicate what the judgement actually was.  There may have been legal fees, penalties, bills of all sorts that had to be paid from this judgement so check these two sources before you jump to conclusions.  If you still have no luck, contact the Law Society in your area and explain your situation.  They can then contact the lawyer and request he disclose this information to you (of course why he wouldn't anyway I don't know).  If he chooses to avoid this he is risking being stricken from practicing...this can be considered fraud or misappropriation of funds and it carries serious consequences for the lawyer involved if proven.  Keep in mind that this particular situation could end up running a 1-2 year course while the society investigates so it isn't something that can be resolved or straightened out over night.\n\nYou'll  have to have all your documents in order to prove your case so anything that the lawyer presented you with regarding this suit should be copied and forwarded to the society if this is the route you go.  If it happens the lawyer was not as anal about correspondence with you as he should have been...document this fact as well...there are several key areas that lawyers are to conduct their business under and failing to do so correctly can show up as detrimental marks on their permanent record.\n\nGet onto it quickly however ... and don't back down if you think you've been had...\n\nGood luck
287746
Would have been helpful if you would have provided the check amount.  Another way to deal with this, is to take the person to small claims court.  Along with the criminal side, you will get a judgement, which affects a bad credit rating as well. \nAgain, the amount the check was written for would be the determining factor.
271129
Nationally, most companies only keep it on your report for 7 years.  However, there can be exceptions if there is a stipulation in the judgment for a repayment that goes beyond that time (If you are told to pay $100 per month for 10 years, in theory), then it will stay on longer.\nIf not paid, it can also be re-reported by the company or person that you owe the judgment to, and they can continue to keep it on your records for many years longer than that.
1025112
Most likely they won't try to sue, they will give you a chance to pay what they feel you owe and then they will sue. They have lawyers, they know what they are doing.\n\nWhat can I do? - \n1. If you believe you owe them the money, try to work out a settlement and arrangements\n2. If you don't, go see a lawyer
574664
When you are being sued, the other party MUST serve you with a court summons.  The summons states the day and time you must appear in court.  This is called "Service of Process".\n\nOnce this has been done, the person who served you must file a statement with the court, called a "Proof of Process". This tells the court that you have been served, and that they can proceed with the trial.  If you are not served, they can NOT proceed.  You must be allowed to give your side of the story.  \n\nIf they prove you were served, and you do not appear, the judge will award a default judgement.  \n\nWhy am I going over all this?  \n\nBecause it has been discovered that several collection agencies are paying process servers to NOT serve processes, and to file false "proof of service" forms with the court.  That way, you don't even know you are being sued, and a judgement is automatically entered against you.\n\nContact the local court, and ask them to search for any court filings under your name.  If so, trot down to the court and examine the paperwork, especially the "proof of service" to see if it was served properly.  If not, you can get the case tossed out, and have possible legal action against them.\n\nContacting the court is the only sure way to find out if you have a judgement against you.
1075637
Go to the District Court Clerks office and file a Small Claims.  It cost you money up front but if you win your lawsuit the person you are suing will have to pay that to you along with the judgment if you win.  If you lose you are out just the money you used to file this case.  Bring anything you have as evidence and you will both be sworn in to tell the truth and the Judge will question you both.  My point is the truth comes out most of the time.  You do no need an attorney!  If the person you sue does not show up for court then the judgment is rendered against him, it's called a Default Judgment.
171738
It is quite possible but how the court ordered judgement was written can impact how the monies owed are collected.  In any case, if you have a judgement against you and money such as tax returns come to you, pay the judgement.
485915
In a small claims court, you are limited on the things you can do.  One is try to put a lien on any of his property until he pays, or try to go back to court and liquidate his assests.  Another thing you can do is report to the credit bureau's that there is an unsatisfied judgement against him.  This will keep him in financial hurt for loans, credit (personal and business), renting, etc..  But you will have to renew the report every 6-12 months.  Also, you can see if you can get an garnishment against future employment.   That is about it.  Oh there is one other possibility, but not for sure it will work.  You can go to some of these collection companies and see if you can get them to try to collect for you but they cost lots of $$$$$.
134200
Did you make up a contract where You and the person signed together?  (Also if you had a witness that signed the contract, it makes it much stronger in a court of law)\n\nIf a contact was made up before you loaned the money the date of expiration on it, then all you have to do is contact a small claims court for under $2000 and settle your dispute there.  You will need to add money to the loan to cover the court fees but that is allowed.  \n\nIf no documention was made for the loan, then it is very difficult to get the money back, but you could still threaten to bring the person to court, or to break their legs :)
188489
You may contact the court and ask for the court to set a debtor hearing to find out what his assets are.  If he failed to appear the judge could issue civil contempt charges against the defendant.\n\nNormally, judgments will affect his credit and hopefully that will make him eventually pay you.
728158
NO. They can't expect to collect twice.  They have to prove damages.  If they have been paid there are no damages, or damages are $0.  Go to court and ask they prove their damages and you prove they were not damaged at all and aske for all your court costs.
78120
Of course you could win the case in court.  The problem is collection after the judgement.  All you'll have is a legal judgement, the person can still stiff you and refuse to pay it.  I would require a form of collateral.  If your friend owns property, with a judgement you could put a lien on it so he/she couldn't sell it or even refi because the title isn't clean.  Get the letter notarized too, the notary would be another witness.  If you have any doubts, don't do it.