Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Re: sell a judement

Attorney Stone is correct - extremely unlikely to happen, especially given that you posted this question on the Sunday of a holiday weekend. Anyone buying a judgment is going to want to perform due diligence, which includes a background investigation of the debtor. That cannot be done overnight. Additionally, you will find that not a lot of people buy judgments unless they are against extremely substantial debtors who will not file bankruptcy, appeal or otherwise impair collections. Also expect to pay a substantial discount on the judgment. You may want to do a search for people who buy judgments and contingent debts, as this forum is not the right place to find someone interested in doing so.

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Re: sell a judement

Unlikely to happen. Any reasonable potential buyer knows that your judgment is worth little or nothing unless a) it is final and there is no chance the judgment debtor will appeal or move to have it set aside; b) the debtor has income or assets from which the judgment can be collected; and c) the judgment debtor won't simply go bankrupt and have the debt legally discharged. Even if you were to clear these significant obstacles within your 48 hour time contraint, your desperation will be obvious to potential buyers (if any) who would demand a heavy discount. You would almost certainly be better off looking for other sources of immediate funds and having your judgment collected by an attorney.