California
I have won a small claims judgment against a defendant in California court.
30 Days have passed - no appeal has been filed.
Defendant will still not pay.
Next action is to get the defendant to declare their assets.
My question
Can't the defendant just declare nothing?
Effectively ending the process.
It seems easy for the defendant to declare nothing
as there seems to be no way of knowing if they are being truthful.
What mechanisms are there for (verifying the statement) preventing the defendant from just declaring nothing to get rid of this annoying plaintiff trying to collect money?
Seems like this might happen in many cases.
Person just lies and says, I have no assets.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I have won a small claims judgment against a defendant in California court.
30 Days have passed - no appeal has been filed.
Defendant will still not pay.
Next action is to get the defendant to declare their assets.
My question
Can't the defendant just declare nothing?
Effectively ending the process.
It seems easy for the defendant to declare nothing
as there seems to be no way of knowing if they are being truthful.
What mechanisms are there for (verifying the statement) preventing the defendant from just declaring nothing to get rid of this annoying plaintiff trying to collect money?
Seems like this might happen in many cases.
Person just lies and says, I have no assets.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?