http://www.goinglegal.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Copyright (c) 2014 Mark Shapiro Some people think that if they've got their will, when they die, their assets will automatically and instantly go to their kids (or their spouse, or... ) as is in their will. It's not so simple or quick. One of many j... http://www.goinglegal.com/probate-court-records-are-public-records-2439670.html 28th November 2016 Copyright (c) 2014 Mark Shapiro What will happen if you omit a creditor from bankruptcy (BK) mail matrix? What are the consequences of not listing all your creditors on the court filed bankruptcy documents? This article discusses this potential issue a... http://www.goinglegal.com/missing-bankruptcy-creditors-2439662.html 28th November 2016 Copyright (c) 2014 Mark Shapiro If you're a judgment enforcer, you might go to your courthouse and ask the clerk; or use a court computer to view judgment cases and ask the court clerk to get judgment folders for you. The court clerk will then make a c... http://www.goinglegal.com/can-you-copy-court-records-2439642.html 28th November 2016 Copyright (c) 2014 Mark Shapiro One of my many judgment articles. There's lots of kinds of property liens, for example senior liens, junior liens, second trust deeds, first mortgages; and variations on these liens, and other names for the basic kinds o... http://www.goinglegal.com/the-priority-of-liens-2439634.html 28th November 2016 Copyright (c) 2014 Mark Shapiro I am not a lawyer, I'm a judgment referral expert (Judgment Broker). The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are a set of laws regulating (among other things) how creditors should communicate with judgment debtors... http://www.goinglegal.com/the-fair-debt-collection-practices-act-2439627.html 28th November 2016 Copyright (c) 2014 Mark Shapiro Dissolved corporations cease to (legally and/or properly) exist, and the effect it will have on its shareholders depends on the way the corporation was dissolved. One of my many judgment articles: I'm a Judgment Broke... http://www.goinglegal.com/shareholders-and-dissolved-companies-2439622.html 28th November 2016 During this relatively new court financial cutbacks, most civil courts no longer place enough priority on completing writs or abstracts of judgment for creditors. Some civil courts may take 6 months to process such requests. My articles are my opinions... http://www.goinglegal.com/seven-ways-to-fix-slow-courts-2439028.html 17th August 2015 California has fifty-eight unique counties. For judgment creditors, one starts their attempt to attach the majority of types of available judgment debtor assets, is to buy a writ (short for a writ of execution) from the courthouse. All writs eventually, s... http://www.goinglegal.com/multiple-levies-with-one-writ-2438911.html 17th August 2015 Most folks that win a judgment don't completely understand what they are. A judgment is an order coming from a court which says one party owes money to some other party. Judgments begin as claims, which some court or judge, makes their ruling, to make a j... http://www.goinglegal.com/judgments-explained-2438847.html 17th August 2015 When you are enforcing your civil judgment, often you begin with sending your debtor a polite letter. One might mention a payment plan or discount, when the debtor pays your judgment quickly. When the judgment got assigned to you, or you're a lawyer or a ... http://www.goinglegal.com/antislapp-laws-2438738.html 26th June 2015 Nearly each day, folks send me stand alone UCC lien, and want to know if I could find someone who will buy them. (It is difficult enough to try to find a buyer for the majority of judgments.) In my experience, no one ever buys or sells stand-alone UCC lie... http://www.goinglegal.com/can-you-buy-a-ucc-lien-2438620.html 25th June 2015 My company helps judgment owners (at no cost or any obligation) to quickly connect with the right judgment buyers and/or judgment recovery professionals. Way more than 99% of the "complaints" we receive, are as one of 2 basic types of questions: 1) Why... http://www.goinglegal.com/judgment-enforcement-takes-time-2438617.html 25th June 2015 For a judgment owner, debtors filing for bankruptcy is most often bad news. If your debtor recently filed for bankruptcy, however seems to really be rich, or has concealed certain assets; in some circumstances it can make sense to do a little more researc... http://www.goinglegal.com/finding-chapter-7-undisclosed-assets-2438612.html 25th June 2015 When most folks first win a judgment, they initially want to collect every penny legally owed to them. In real life, most judgments do not get recovered. The ones which are, usually do not get recovered 100%. My articles are my opinions and are not, a ... http://www.goinglegal.com/squeezing-that-last-dollar-2438580.html 25th June 2015 Every business day, folks contact me, wasting their time, by asking for me to quickly quote them a quick cash up-front sale price to buy their judgments. Some people send the judgments with no info about the judgment debtor, yet send a firm selling price ... http://www.goinglegal.com/why-you-cant-sell-your-judgment-2438487.html 18th June 2015 There are big distinctions between post-judgment debtor examinations, which are often abbreviated as JDXs (JDXs are also called ORAPs - ORders to APpear, or OEXs - Orders for a debtor's EXamination), and prejudgment depositions. This article uses Californ... http://www.goinglegal.com/debtor-exams-vs-depositions-2438396.html 18th June 2015 What if a 70-year old debtor owns their house outright, but there's a tax lien recorded on their property? For example, their home with land is worth about $300K, the judgment is for thirty thousand, and the prior state tax lien is for $40K. This arti... http://www.goinglegal.com/selling-property-with-tax-liens-2438282.html 17th June 2015 Judgment debtors often have additional judgments against them and owe money to other judgment owners. Very often, the most ambitious judgment owner, the first to successfully collect, is the winner. State and Federal tax (abbreviated here as IRS) judgment... http://www.goinglegal.com/irs-liens-2438219.html 17th June 2015 If you're planning to sue a LLC, there are some possible complications one should consider; that can may be much more of an issue when you then attempt to enforce a judgment from that LLC debtor. This article is my opinion and is not, a legal opinion. ... http://www.goinglegal.com/llc-judgment-debtors-2437886.html 08th April 2015 A popular way to try to enforce a money judgment is having the Marshall or Sheriff levy/garnish your judgment debtor's bank account. This article covers California, but the concept here will probably be similar in most states. This article is my opinio... http://www.goinglegal.com/when-there-is-no-costs-on-a-mc12-2437385.html 31st October 2014 Certain states, for example California, do not currently require one to be a lawyer or have a license to be a collection agency to collect the majority of debts or to collect judgments they own. Can an average (non-attorney) individual start a business re... http://www.goinglegal.com/recovering-debts-as-a-sole-proprietor-2436416.html 11th January 2013 I am not a lawyer, I am a Judgment and Collection Agency Broker. This article is my opinion, from my experience in California. If you need legal advice, please contact a lawyer. Of all of my articles, this late 2011 one is most likely to get stale, as ... http://www.goinglegal.com/ccp-704140-2407894.html 23rd January 2012 I am not a lawyer, I am a Judgment and Collection Agency Broker. This article is my opinion, based on my California experiences, and laws are different in each state. If you want a strategy to use or legal advice, please contact an attorney. An Elisor ... http://www.goinglegal.com/using-an-elisor-2406287.html 18th January 2012 I am not an attorney, I am a judgment and debt expert (Judgment and Collection Agency Broker). This article is my opinion, based on my experience in California, and laws vary in every state. If you want legal advice or a strategy to use, please contact an... http://www.goinglegal.com/garnishing-stock-certificates-2405636.html 17th January 2012 I am not a lawyer, I am a judgment referral specialist (Judgment Broker). This article is my opinion, based on my experience in California, and laws are different in every state. Nothing in any of my articles should ever be considered legal advice. In... http://www.goinglegal.com/when-an-employer-does-not-return-a-wg005-form-2399703.html 20th December 2011 I am not an attorney, I am a judgment matchmaking expert (Judgment Broker). This article is just my opinion, based on the laws I have studied, and what I have learned. Nothing in any of my articles can ever be considered legal advice. In my kind of wor... http://www.goinglegal.com/serial-bankruptcy-filers-2373187.html 12th October 2011 I am a Judgment Broker, not an attorney, and this article is my opinion, please see a lawyer if you need legal advice. A UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) lien, is either a general or a specific lien on most business property, and certain types of personal... http://www.goinglegal.com/ucc-lien-guide-2035518.html 15th February 2011 I know a lot, but I'm not a lawyer. If you need legal advice, contact a lawyer. Many people know that most judgments are never enforced. There are many reasons for this, some of which include: laws do not make it easy to enforce judgments, some debtors... http://www.goinglegal.com/judgment-settlers-1654437.html 14th July 2010 This article is not legal advice. The example form in this article is not meant to copy and use as is, explains what you need to know, to prepare and file an assignment of judgment. I am not a lawyer. The first step of enforcing any judgment where you ... http://www.goinglegal.com/the-assignment-of-judgment-1590622.html 08th June 2010 I am not a lawyer. This article is not legal advice. The example form in this article is not meant to copy and use as is, explains what you need to know, to prepare and file an assignment of judgment. The first step of enforcing any judgment where you ... http://www.goinglegal.com/how-to-file-an-assignment-of-judgment-1586606.html 04th June 2010 I am not a lawyer. This is my opinion and a summary of what I have learned and observed. If you need legal advice, contact a lawyer. There are two schools of thought about people who hide their assets, or through careful planning, own nothing. Some thi... http://www.goinglegal.com/finding-hidden-assets-after-you-sue-someone-1581097.html 02nd June 2010