How is interest on a judgment calculated


















Judgment Debtor Evaluation Form




Complete the Judgement Debtor Evaluation Form Below –  This evaluation will determine if the judgment debtor is local and has any assets, jobs, friends ect.  This is also a great search to do before you file your case to determine if the debtor has any assets.  We don’t take all judgments.  We only want judgments with debtors who have income or assets to seize.











































Collecting a Small Claims Judgment against a Company or Corporation
When suing a business, whether it is a corporation, limited liability company, or an
individual doing business as a fictitious business name, it is extremely important to name
the debtor correctly. If you do not name them correctly how do you calculate interest on a judgment you will either lose your case or
obtain a judgment that cannot be collected upon. Before filing your suit you must do a
little research to find out exactly from whom it is you will be collecting. To put this in
perspective, consider an example:
Let’s say a plaintiff slipped on a wet floor that was not marked at ‘Giant Mart’. The
plaintiff immediately takes pictures of the floor, water, aisle sign, and the big ‘Giant
Mart’ sign outside. Since medical expenses are incurred, the plaintiff sues,
naming Giant Mart as the defendant. The small claims trial concludes with the
plaintiff receiving a judgment against the debtor Giant Mart. The plaintiff then
decides he wants the sheriff to perform a till tap in order to satisfy the judgment.
When trying to collect on that judgment, the sheriff walks into Giant Mart and asks
the manager for money from the till to satisfy the judgment. The manager takes
one look at the judgment form and tells the sheriff that he is in the wrong place,
that this is a Big Grocery doing business as Giant Mart.
What you should take away from this example is that you cannot simply read the sign
outside the company’s store or offices. Companies can use fictitious names and dba’s
(doing business as). I recommend that you begin at City Hall in the city where the
business is located. Speak with someone at the Business Licensing Division. Find out
how the business is named and owned from the license.

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