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- 1). Give the judgment debtor 30 days to pay you. The debtor can file an appeal. If no appeal is filed, then he has to pay you. If he fails to pay or arrange a payment plan, then you can ask the Washington State small claims court to enter the judgment into the civil docket (not small claims). Pay the required fee and then you can collect against the defendant's assets. You can do this on your own, or hire an attorney or collection agency.
- 2). Obtain a writ of execution. Go to the court and request a writ of execution. You'll be required to pay a filing fee of $20, as of March 2011.
- 3). Garnish the debtor's wages. Serve a writ of garnishment on the judgment debtor's employer. A portion of the debtor's wages will be withheld, up to 25 percent of the debtor's weekly pay.
- 4). Collect from the judgment debtor's bank accounts. Serve a writ of garnishment on the debtor's bank. This forces the bank to pay you the money.
- 5). Locate the debtor's real property such as cars, boats or real estate. Request an execution on debtor's property. Obtain a writ of execution from a judge, and have it served on the judgment debtor. You can have the sheriff collect the items from the debtor for you.
- 6). Have the debtor's driver's license suspended if the lawsuit involved a traffic accident and he did not have insurance. Give a copy of the judgment to the Washington Department of Licensing, located at Department of Licensing, PO Box 9020, Olympia, WA 98507-9020.
- 7). Send a notice to the court once the judgment has been paid in full.
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