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AWarrick
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What is the name of your state? Georgia
Last October, I won my small claims case. Since then, I've followed all the state rules regarding demanding payment ($1600) from the defendant. 3 months ago, the defendant, who owns his own small business, told the judge that every tool and piece of equipment in his business belongs to his grandfather. His home is owned by his mom and his sister owns the car he drives. He claimed he had to close his bank account because he couldn't maintain the minimum balance and that he pays his bills with money orders or cash. The guy is a deadbeat and to my utter amazement and objection, the judge gave him 3 more months to pay me! That 3 months is up next week and as you can guess, no payment.
I can't dock his pay, because he has no employer (he's his own employer)
I don't know what the next step is yet as I plan to contact the court next week however, I have a question- if this idiot has no bank acount, no property, etc. Can I demand the court seize his business? It's the only thing that I know for a fact he owns. I would think the court would consider everything inside that business, regardless of who he claims it belongs to is fair game.
the only other thing I can think of is to hire a private detective to verify what he's tell the judge. But most of the PI's I've contacted want $400-$600 to do that and that's a large sum to pay for recovering my $1600.
Any suggestions?
Last October, I won my small claims case. Since then, I've followed all the state rules regarding demanding payment ($1600) from the defendant. 3 months ago, the defendant, who owns his own small business, told the judge that every tool and piece of equipment in his business belongs to his grandfather. His home is owned by his mom and his sister owns the car he drives. He claimed he had to close his bank account because he couldn't maintain the minimum balance and that he pays his bills with money orders or cash. The guy is a deadbeat and to my utter amazement and objection, the judge gave him 3 more months to pay me! That 3 months is up next week and as you can guess, no payment.
I can't dock his pay, because he has no employer (he's his own employer)
I don't know what the next step is yet as I plan to contact the court next week however, I have a question- if this idiot has no bank acount, no property, etc. Can I demand the court seize his business? It's the only thing that I know for a fact he owns. I would think the court would consider everything inside that business, regardless of who he claims it belongs to is fair game.
the only other thing I can think of is to hire a private detective to verify what he's tell the judge. But most of the PI's I've contacted want $400-$600 to do that and that's a large sum to pay for recovering my $1600.
Any suggestions?