A family member owes me a great deal of money. I have a judgment. He lies and does not provide info as asked for. He owns a business ,makes a ton of money. I hired a collection agency, and they did a 3rd debtor exam with the same results. NOTHING. Is there something I can do beyond another useless debtor exam to bring the person in before a judge and get some real answers, real tax returns and get something going so that I can start collecting?
Misty

A family member owes me a great deal of money. I have a judgment. He lies and does not provide info as asked for. He owns a business ,makes a ton of money.Hello misty:

If he owns a business, he has assets, like a building, cars, checking accounts and stuff like that. You just need to find out WHERE these things are and attach them.

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Thanks so much for your help. He owns and runs a poker room in Eugene or. He hides all assets. Had seven bank accounts and they are all closed. The local sheriff won't go get his cars, trailer or assets. He has borrowed and owes more on his homes than they are worth, even though it is in excess of 700K. I can't attach the money from the poker room as that is a different corporation, even though it is solely in his name. I wish I had some help, have already paid in excess of 60K to attorneys who have done nothing to help me. I really appreciate your thoughfulness in answering and trying to help me. We have done 3 debtor exams and he just lies. We attached his wages at the poker room and he filled out the papers and said he has no income period. It is like dealing with the devil himself.

This is the catch 22 of getting a judgment. Getting the judgment is often the easy part, collecting is much harder.

This deadbeat seems to know all the angles which is probably why and how he stiffed you in the first place. He runs a cash business which means he can hide his income.

Is your judgment against him personally or against a corporate entity?

The only thing I can suggest is to turn him into the IRS. Probably won't get you any money, but it may end his career.

Hi ScottGem, yes, he is my son and took my trust and love and conned me all the way. My judgment is against him personally and I also pierced the corp veil of his last business, alter ego stuff as he co-mingled money . I have already turned him into the IRS, he says he has not filed taxes for four years. Thank you for your concern and advice. This is really a very helpful site. You are so right, after five years of court the collecting part is the worst and the police, courts etc will not help.
Best to you,
Misty