California Debt Collection Blog

In California, Abstracts of Judgment are one of judgment creditors' most effective judgment enforcement tools. This entry discusses certain issues regarding Abstracts of Judgment. In general, a properly recorded Abstract of Judgment attaches to all real property interests of the judgment debtor in the county where the lien is recorded.  CCP § 697.340(a).  However, the judgment lien usually does not attach to the following interests of the debtor: Lease payments made to the debtor.  However, lease payments owing to the debtor can be reached by seeking an assignment order or ...

Obtaining judgment liens against debtors’ real property is one of creditors’ most powerful tools in enforcing judgments in California. This entry discusses some of the key issues and procedures. The proper recording of an Abstract of Judgment creates a “general” lien which attaches to virtually all of the judgment debtor's real property interests in the county where the Abstract of Judgment is recorded.  The Abstract does not need to identify any specific real property owned by the judgment debtor to be effective.  Moreover, the judgment debtor does not need to ...

Before developing a judgment enforcement plan, creditors should understand what assets of the debtor can be reached to collect the judgment. This entry further discusses which assets can, and cannot, be reached to collect judgments in California. Transfers: First, debtors often transfer assets to avoid enforcement of judgments. When this happens, the general rules is that, after property has been levied upon or subjected to other judgment lien, it usually remains subject to enforcement of the judgment even if the property is transferred by the judgment debtor ...