Finding Relatives of your Judgment Debtor

Q)  Do you have any suggestions on the best place to locate the names of and to identify a judgment debtor's relatives?

A) When running down a debtor and/or his relatives, look at every court case they has ever been involved in:  State, Federal, Civil, Criminal, Probate, Family Law -check all of them. The same goes for records at the County Recorder. You will be surprised what you learn about your debtor and his family when you inspect the public records. Answers can often be found in the pleadings, declarations, on traffic tickets, in divorce decrees, etc.

Pinning down relatives is not always easy, particularly in cultures that interchange family names (mother's maiden name, etc.).  Try the probate court and search under name change cases.  You would be surprised how many people of Asian descent legally change their name.  Finding a name change case may help confirm who's who in the family tree.       

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