Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Re: What do we do after obtaining an Abstract of Judgement?

You can garnish her wages, but there are many other options available to you, depending on what she owns. It might be a little difficult to follow the procedures required, though.

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Re: What do we do after obtaining an Abstract of Judgement?

You would have to obtain a writ of execution from the court. Some courts have an application for writ (LA). You fill out the forms, provide a check (probably $7), with a return postage-paid envelope, and have the court issue the writ. Then you take the writ with copies to the sheriff who handles the community in which her work is located. Fill out the instruction the sheriff provides (usually they have an examplar, or you can find one on the Web). Pay the sheriff for the wage levy, and voila! Don't be surprised if she applies for a hardship exemption, though. Then there'll be a court hearing, and things get a lot more complicated, often necessitating a lawyer's intervention.