Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Illinois

Judgment Enforcement

Last year, my fiance was cheated on her taxes. A supposed friend of her father agreed to complete her taxes, give her cash for the amount, and have the actual refund deposit into his own checking account. She need the money quickly, so she agreed. However, the guy did two different returns. He gave a fake one to my fiance and filed the other one which claimed a nonexistent dependent. She has since taken him to court and won the case because he never showed up to court. Now, how does she get her money? The guy will not pay and she keeps going to court to try to get the court to enforce the judgment, but she has to incur incremental cost each time with no change in the situation. Does she have to take him to court again to get this enforced? Maybe criminal court?


Asked on 4/12/08, 1:05 pm

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Shell Bleiweiss Law Offices of Shell J. Bleiweiss

Re: Judgment Enforcement

If she has a valid judgment she can enforce it through what are called post-judgment procedures. If enough money is involved a lawyer will do this for her on a contingent fee, only charging as a percentage of what is collected. She may have to advance costs.

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Answered on 4/12/08, 2:56 pm


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