[WSBAPT] off topic attorney recommendation request

[Andrekita Silva]

  Law Office of
F.ANDREKITA SILVA
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Susan,
 
If the order to pay a sum certain was actually entered as a judgment  
against the boyfriend, if he has a job and if he receives a paycheck,  
your friend can have a lawyer bring a garnishment action against his  
wages.  OR, if your client knows where his bank accounts are, they can  
garnish his bank account.
 
For lawyers that regularly handle garnishments, this is very straightforward.
 
I do not believe “contempt of court” is the appropriate action when a  
debt is outstanding.
 
In the family law arena, there is long standing, well-settled law that  
contempt for failure to pay money is only proper if the payment is  
related to support. So, if an EX owes $100K for a property  
distribution, contempt isn’t possible.  If you have a judgment against  
an Ex, you have to find their assets and garnish or get a writ of  
execution.  So, I assume this would be the same in other civil areas  
of law.
 
andrekita
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-224-8288
www.seattle-silvalaw.com

Quoting sdonahue at sdonahuelaw.com:

> Hello everyone,
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>    I have a client who has gotten a judgment in Pierce County  
> District County against her ex-boyfriend for a personal debt he owes  
> her, but the ex-boyfriend has not made payment on the judgment.  She  
> needs a Pierce County attorney to help her get payment on the  
> judgment, motion for contempt in Superior Court, etc.  Does anyone  
> have a recommendation for a Pierce Count attorney who can help her  
> collect on the judgment?
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>    Thanks very much.  She is a very good client.  But I don’t  
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>    Susan
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>    SUSAN DONAHUE
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>    Law Office of Susan Donahue
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>    125 West 2nd Avenue, Suite “B”
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>    sdonahue at sdonahuelaw.com
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