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You can find a judgment enforcer that will try to enforce the judgment. They cannot guarantee that they can enforce your judgment, but they only get paid if they are successful, so they will try.

If the amount the debtors owe is less than the money limit of the small claims court, use the small claims court.

One of the first things to know about judgment coops is that generally unless one is a lawyer, one cannot enforce a judgment unless one owns the judgment outright 100%.

Measure the time to enforce a judgment with a calendar, not a stopwatch. If you enforce it yourself, you will discover that judgment recovery is slowed down by reality, laws, and having to depend on courts, sheriffs, and process servers - who cannot work as fast as you want them to.

Be polite, use common sense, and have patience. Each state has its own laws on what you can and cannot do to enforce a judgment.

A default means you won your lawsuit. In many ways, this is good news - the judge ruled in your favor, there were no delays, no extra expenses, and you didn't have to hear or read the debtor's lies in court.

The most important thing a successful bankruptcy does is discharging (wiping out) most or all of the debtor's debts (including most Judgments).

At every Courthouse - there should be a sign that says: "When you win a Judgment - don't expect to be paid". Of course such signs don't exist.

I am not a lawyer, but I have observed and worked at Judgment recovery from every angle. I was defrauded, and paid a lot for lawyers to get, and keep my judgments enforceable. The tips below are my opinion and not legal advice.

Judgment Enforcement is not easy, and there has always been a problem when Debtors move, or are in another area - how to Enforce a Judgment against them? As the laws are complex, most people use Judgment Enforcers. How do you pick the right Judgment Enforcer? Here is a check list: