Bear Sheppard

[Kelly]

Originally Posted by jannieC

As far as I know (and I do have some personal experience with this ), there is no way to really collect on a judgment. However, once a person has a judgment in their history it wrecks their credit. So, at least you have the knowledge that until she pays it, her credit is totally shot.

Also, I'm no expert writer, but I am in graduate school so I have spent a lot of time writing professionally lately. If you want me to look over your letter I'd be happy to. Just send me a PM.

You are right, they won't attach her wages for a Judgement like this. They only do that for child support or in some cases, a tax lien. Judgements, in cases like this, are pretty much useless unless the person cares about their credit, which I don't know if Bear does. It is still worth doing though as she may pay you in order to avoid hassle of Court. My prediction is she will ignore the Complaint and the Judge will rule in your favor, ordering a Judgement for what she owes you, plus court costs. From there, I think Bear will just ignore the Order. Sad, but I bet that is the way she handles it. She just doesn't seem to care about working something out.

If you attempt to file a Complaint on your own, I would be more than glad to help you out if I can. I am NOT a lawyer, but I have worked for one for pretty much my entire adult life. I am not sure how much the filing fee will be but it is something to consider..if it is too much, it just might not be worth it.