[WSBAPT] Legal Fees Awarded

[Andrekita Silva]

  Law Office of
F.ANDREKITA SILVA
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May 23, 2022
 
Diane,
 
I’ve never been awarded a judgment against someone in a probate action.
 
However, unless the person voluntarily satisfies the judgment by  
paying the legal fees (and then you execution a satisfaction of  
judgment and filing it with the court), I  am just guessing but I  
assume you would have to take garnishment action against this debtor  
just as you would against any other judgment debtor.  

You’d garnish either the debtor’s wages/ earnings or a bank account.  
 
You can walk through the garnishment statute RCW 6.27. and you can do  
this yourself. The forms are on the court’s website at    
https://www.courts.wa.gov/    This is extraordinarily time consuming.  
You can be compensated for your legal fees but the last time I  
checked,  legal fees are $100.00 or 10% of the amount left to collect,  
not to exceed $300.00.
 
Hopefully, the judgment awarded is large enough to make it worth your  
time.  I believe there are attorneys out there who regularly handle  
garnishment actions.  I assume they use paralegals and have other ways  
to stream line their process and make it worth it for them.
 
andrekita
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-224-8288
www.seattle-silvalaw.com

Quoting "Diane J. Kiepe" <DJKiepe at depdslaw.com>:

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  andrekita
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-224-8288
www.seattle-silvalaw.com
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