California judgment enforcement guides, and attorney enforcement of business judgments against business debtors. Bank levies, business asset and receivables levies, debtor examinations, and liens. Turn a paper judgment into real money.
Most people think winning in court means getting paid. It doesn't. A judgment is just a piece of paper that says someone owes you money. The court won't collect it for you. The debtor certainly won't volunteer to pay.
California has powerful enforcement tools: freeze bank accounts, garnish wages, seize property, and drag debtors into court to answer questions under oath. But the process is technical, deadline-driven, and easy to mess up.
California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 680-724Calculators and analyzers to plan your enforcement strategy.
Enforcement tools for a judgment against a business debtor:
Know your rights. California protects essential assets:
I enforce judgments arising from business-to-business disputes against business debtors throughout California: bank levies, business asset and receivables levies, debtor examinations, abstracts and judgment liens, and alter-ego and successor-liability claims. I also prepare exemption claims for people defending against a levy. Technical, deadline-driven work done right.
If your judgment is on a consumer debt or a personal, family or household loan, the enforcement belongs with licensed collection counsel, and I can refer you.