Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Court judgement

In 2005, I won a court judgement. In 2006 the debtor passed away, he was quite wealthy. There is no record of a will being probated. Is there a way to confirm payment of the judgment to the courts? I am at my wits end. The family will not speak to me or tell me who is the representative of the estate. What am I to do?


Asked on 5/20/07, 11:22 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: Court judgement

Retain a Florida attorney familiar with collection law.

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Answered on 5/20/07, 11:47 am
Richard Georges Richard M. Georges, P.A.

Re: Court judgement

You can open an estate in Florida as a creditor. You can then do post-judgment discovery of the family to locate assets. However, if the assets were transferred via a trust or other transfer prior to death, you may be spending good money to go after bad. this also assumes you took the proper measures to certify the judgment as a lien after receiving it, and that the judgment was properly entered. You should go to a lawyer for advice.

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Answered on 5/20/07, 11:53 am


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