Legal advice needed - small amounts of money stolen

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

here you have to track down the bank account info to collect in small claims court. you may win a judgement, but it is up to YOU to present to the court the location of the accounts to be garnished. This is often difficult.

also, you won't get much out of a collection agency. they buy debt at steep discounts.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
If he has the assets and refuses to pay, despite a *court order*, wouldn't he be in contempt of court??
i.e. legally trouble as well?

Holding someone in contempt is judges discretion. Technically, yes it would be contempt, but for something like $250.00 judgement it's not likely to happen unless the judge wasn't in the mood that day. Besides, if perp resides in a different jurisdiction holding then in contempt in OP's jurisdiction would be pointless.

 

[Thump553]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: jpeyton
$250 is a cheap lesson learned. Not even worth the trouble of taking the guy to small claims.

Sure, it is a relatively small amount, but now it is the principle of the matter. My sister lives a couple hours away, so the next time I visit I will drop in on him. If I could get a court date for then, it would be great.

If it really is the principle of the situation that's bugging you, I'm reasonably sure you could hire an attorney to go after him.

 

[T9D]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
If he has the assets and refuses to pay, despite a *court order*, wouldn't he be in contempt of court??
i.e. legally trouble as well?

You can have his wages garnished. You can also sieze any assets he has and sell them for your money (at least in my state).

"You also may put a lien on the defendant?s real property, have some of his or her personal property seized, or have your personal property recovered by the sheriff. If you do not know where the defendant banks or where the property is, you can ask the court to require the defendant to come to court and answer under oath questions about his or her property. You must pay for these methods of enforcing your judgment, but this fee is recoverable from the defendant. You will also have to prepare and file additional legal papers with the court."

 

[Cattlegod]

you will probably end up spending more than 250 bucks in time and resources to see this through.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
you will probably end up spending more than 250 bucks in time and resources to see this through.

probably.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Still need some work done?