Ways to identify defendant's assets?

[Dave77]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? CT

We received a $485 judgment against a small contractor who did not finish the work after we paid him (in cash). He did not show up at the hearing. He also has not made the court-ordered payments. I understand that collection is our job. Following the court's suggested procedure, we sent an interrogatory to the defendant but it was refused. We need to do a Bank Execution next. How can we find out where he banks, or identify other assets, or his employer if he has one? It appears that his house is in his wife's name.

 

[Happy Trails]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? CT

We received a $485 judgment against a small contractor who did not finish the work after we paid him (in cash). He did not show up at the hearing. He also has not made the court-ordered payments. I understand that collection is our job. Following the court's suggested procedure, we sent an interrogatory to the defendant but it was refused. We need to do a Bank Execution next. How can we find out where he banks, or identify other assets, or his employer if he has one? It appears that his house is in his wife's name.

Hopefully this link will be helpful:
http://www.jud2.state.ct.us/webforms/

 

[Dave77]

Thanks, but I have the forms. The forms are no use unless I can identify the defendant's bank.

 

[JETX]

We need to do a Bank Execution next. How can we find out where he banks, or identify other assets, or his employer if he has one?

There are a few ways you might get the information you need. Some are:
1) Post-judgment 'discovery' (deposition, debtors exam, etc.)
2) Dumpster diving
3) Fee based sources.

 

[racer72]

A way to find checking account info on someone is to send them a $10 check. Preferably the check is from someone the contractor does not know. The check is deposited and will have the persons checking account info put on it. Get a copy of the cashed check and you are on your way.

 

[JETX]

A way to find checking account info on someone is to send them a $10 check. Preferably the check is from someone the contractor does not know. The check is deposited and will have the persons checking account info put on it. Get a copy of the cashed check and you are on your way.

Sorry, that used to work... but an aggressive federal prosecutor might consider it a violation of 15 USC 6821.

§ 6821. Privacy protection for customer information of financial institutions
(a) Prohibition on obtaining customer information by false pretenses
It shall be a violation of this subchapter for any person to obtain or attempt to obtain, or cause to be disclosed or attempt to cause to be disclosed to any person, customer information of a financial institution relating to another person—
(1) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation to an officer, employee, or agent of a financial institution;
(2) by making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation to a customer of a financial institution; or
(3) by providing any document to an officer, employee, or agent of a financial institution, knowing that the document is forged, counterfeit, lost, or stolen, was fraudulently obtained, or contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation.