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this8384
Feb 19, 2008, 10:07 AM
I won a small claims case. The defendant has an '02 Cavalier with a clean title. She claims to have no bank accounts so garnishment isn't an option. I'm wondering if I'd be able to file a lien on her car.

If I can file a lien, I have 2 more questions:
1) How do I go about doing so?
2) I turned over the judgment to a collections agency because she refused to pay me the judgment money. Does this prevent me from filing a lien?

ScottGem
Feb 19, 2008, 10:10 AM
You don't want a lien, you want to seize the property. With your judgement, you should be able to take possession of the car, but you would have the collections agency do this.

this8384
Feb 19, 2008, 10:23 AM
Poo-poo... *lol*

I asked about seizing the car a few times before but the judgment itself is under $1,000... no one seemed to think that a seizure was worth doing. It is to me, but that's another matter.