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When Debtors Play Hide-and-Seek: Strategies for Piercing Corporate Veils

Winning a judgment is a big step toward getting paid, but it doesn’t guarantee the money will actually come in. Sometimes debtors hide behind business entities—such as corporations or LLCs—to shield themselves from personal liability. These companies may have little or no assets, making it nearly impossible to collect. When this happens, one legal strategy …

Turning a Judgment into Cash: Post-Judgment Remedies That Work

Winning a court case and getting a judgment in your favor is an important step—but it doesn’t always mean you’ll get paid right away. In fact, many debtors still refuse to pay even after a judge orders them to. That’s where post-judgment remedies come in. These are legal tools designed to help you turn a …

Judgment Renewals: Extending Your Right to Collect

Winning a court judgment is an important victory—but it’s not always the end of the process. Many creditors quickly learn that just because you have a judgment doesn’t mean you’ll get paid right away. Some debtors may delay payment for years, hide assets, or simply ignore the judgment until it’s about to expire. This is …

From Courtroom to Collection: Avoiding Common Judgment Enforcement Mistakes

Winning a court case and getting a judgment in your favor is a big victory. But in many ways, it’s just the first step. A judgment on paper doesn’t automatically put money in your pocket. The real challenge is turning that judgment into actual payment — and that’s where many creditors make costly mistakes. Understanding …

Cross-Border Judgment Collection: Beyond Domestication

Winning a court case and getting a judgment is a big step—but collecting that judgment is a whole different challenge. Things get even harder when the person or business you’re trying to collect from is located in another country. Cross-border judgment collection isn’t just about paperwork. It involves legal rules from different countries, international treaties, …

Leveraging AI & Data Analytics for Asset Discovery

Finding a debtor’s hidden assets has always been one of the hardest parts of collecting on a court judgment. In the past, attorneys relied on paper records, public databases, and traditional investigation methods. But today, with people using digital wallets, online banking, and complex transfers to hide money, the old tools aren’t always enough. That’s …

Navigating Judgment Collection When a Debtor Declares Bankruptcy

Collecting on a court judgment is rarely simple—but things get even more complicated when the debtor files for bankruptcy. If you’re trying to collect what you’re owed and suddenly learn the person or business has gone bankrupt, it’s natural to feel frustrated. But don’t give up yet. There are still ways to protect your rights …

Collecting Judgment Against Crypto & Digital Assets

 In the past, collecting on a judgment usually meant finding bank accounts, wages, or physical property. But today, things have changed. More people are holding their wealth in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum—or even in digital assets like NFTs (non-fungible tokens). For creditors trying to collect on a legal judgment, this shift makes things more …

5 Things to Consider When Your Debtor Has a Common Name

What if your Judgment Debtor has a common name? Are you trying to collect from a judgment debtor with a common name wondering if it’s even possible? Judgment collection can be a challenging and lengthy process under the best of circumstances but throw in a common name and you have a whole new set of …

3 Tools, When your Debtor is Open for Business

Have a judgment against an Operating Business in New York? Warner & Scheuerman has many clients who come to us after they’ve been awarded a judgment against a business that is still operating. Having a judgment against an active business is a good spot to be in but how do you actually recover your money?  …