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Some people spend more money on their pets than for their kids. Laws don't give pets or animals the same level protections that people get, although some cities give people's pets unbelievable rights. While it isn't legal or possible to levy a debtor's kids; in many states,garnishing the debtor's pets or animals may be possible. (While most likely not profitable, you could also have your Sheriff department levy some of the more expensive favorite toys that are favorites of the judgment debtor's children, etc.) My articles are my opinions and are not, a legal opinion. I am the judgment broker, and not an attorney. If you want legal advice or a strategy to use, please contact a lawyer. As an enforcement technique, the good news is the debtor's pet may be very dear to the debtor, and starting a levy on the debtor's pet might get your debtor to quickly repay their judgment. Or, your debtor might have animals that aren't pets, maybe for certain business purpose; and this may also become a powerful reason to repay a judgment debt. The downside is that kind of levy is very costly, and not every Sheriff will go along with this kind of garnishment. A judgment recovery specialist friend of mine told me about an experience spending about two thousand dollars to garnish their judgment debtor's dogs, because their debtor owned a kennel and sold expensive dogs. The enforcer used another Hotmail email address and e-mailed the debtor, and asked the debtor what kind of dogs could be purchased. This may have been a form of pretexting, although it wasn't for any banking information, so in my humble opinion; that was a legal thing to do; however I'm not a lawyer. Their debtor responded very quickly, and emailed that recovery specialist a complete portfolio including a photo of every good looking dog; bragging about the qualities of their superior bloodlines, etc. The recovery specialist then used that info as court evidence, proving that their judgment debtor owned those assets, and bought a writ of execution; and then got their turnover order signed by the judge. One essential thing to remember on any attempts to levy pets or animals, is that they are sentient entities; so they cannot just be placed inside some storage locker until the Sheriff department's auction. One must confirm this plan with their Sheriff department, for the care and living quarters of the debtor's animal(s) while they are waiting to be auctioned off (usually at least 30 days), or until that judgment debtor repays the judgment. That makes such levies costly. However, sometimes starting this kind of levy doesn't require one to pay a bunch of money upfront. Also, if a judgment debtor pays off the judgment or files for bankruptcy protection, so an auction is canceled; certain Sheriffs refund a portion of their deposit required. Continuing with the adventure, that recovery specialist had the Sheriff serve their judge-signed turnover order upon their judgment debtor. The same day, that very angry debtor phoned the enforcer and cursed and screamed. The next day, the Sheriff called, because the judgment debtor had paid the Sheriff, and again showed their "class", by paying with $100 bills inside a paper bag, having dog excrement near the bottom of the wad of cash. The gating factor for any pet or animal garnishment or turnover order attempt, depends on cooperation from your local Sheriff. Certain Sheriff departments won't go along with this type of creative levy. Walter Steinmann, the most respected judgment enforcer, having more actual experience than anybody else; is probably the first to have the Sheriff levy the debtor's pet. His judgment debtor, when seeing their pet getting placed into a carrier by a veterinarian, being watched by the Sheriff, yelled at him "Mr. Meany", and paid off the judgment, and "Mr. Meany become a fun nickname which persisted, for Walter Steinmann. Mark D. Shapiro of: http://www.JudgmentBuy.com - Your fastest and easiest free way to find the right professional to recover or buy your judgment.
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