This page contains links to tutorials, reports,
analysis, discussions, and items submitted by members
that may be of interest to judgment enforcement
professionals. None of the information contained
herein should be construed as legal advice. When
legal advice is needed, an attorney should be
consulted.
Submission of articles by National Judgment
Network members for inclusion on this page is highly
encouraged and appreciated. Articles may be submitted
anonymously or with full literary credit. National
Judgment Network reserves the right to reject any
submission.
Decyphering Checks
Do you know how to make sense of the codes found
on the front and back of cancelled checks? Can you
determine where the endorser's account is located by
examining the endorsements? You will after reading this tutorial!
Decyphering Credit Reports
Do you know how to make sense of a consumer credit
report? Here is a
tutorial provided courtesy of Equifax.
Decyphering Social Security
Numbers
Do you know what the digits of a social security
number represent? Find out by clicking here!
Decyphering Federal
Employer Identification Numbers
Do you know how to tell where a Federal Employer
Identification Number (FEIN) was issued? You will
find out here.
Child Support Enforcement
Do you want to expand your judgment enforcement
business to include child support cases? There are a
lot of good reasons why you should! Click here for information on
Child Support Enforcement.
Courthouse Records
Here you will
find an excellent tutorial on "Courthouse
Records" that was written by Ralph D. Thomas,
author of "How to Find Anyone Anywhere".
Employment Discovery
Discovering the name of the judgment debtor's
employer is the hardest parts of judgment
enforcement. Right? It may not be as difficult as you
think! Click here
for a tutorial on employment discovery, and learn the
secret behind the NJN "Employment Locate"
service.
Skip Tracing & Asset
Discovery
This tutorial was written to give the new judgment
enforcement specialist a place to start when
conducting a skip-trace and/or asset investigation.
Click here for a
step-by-step procedure.
Locating Hidden Assets
This tutorial was written by Edmund J. Pankau of
Pankau Consulting. It was produced more for the
attorney than the judgment enforcement professional,
but contains some pretty good information on how
judgment debtors often try to hide assets. Click here for the lowdown.
Credit Resources
Another article written by Edmund J. Pankau of
Pankau Consulting. It contains a lot of information
on credit bureaus and resources available to the
professional investigator. Click here for Credit
Resources.
Legal Forms
Members are constantly requesting National
Judgment Network to make more legal forms available
on the NJN website. This tuotrial is an argument against
the use of legal forms. Click here
to learn to write your own legal documents.
Business Structure
Should you operate your business as a "sole
proprietorship"? A "Limited Liability
Company"? Should you incorporate? Which legal
structure is best for you? Click here to learn the
advantages and disadvantages.
Obtaining a Business
License
This tutorial is an attempt to remove some of the
confusion associated with determining which type
occupational license a judgment enforcement
specialist should obtain. Click here
before visiting your license bureau.
The Gramm/Leach/Bliley Act
An analysis of the impact of the
Gramm/Leach/Bliley Act on judicial judgment
enforcement. How detrimental was it? Click here for alternative
methods of discovering a judgment debtor's financial
information.
Professional Liability
Does the Judgment Enforcement Specialist assume
any legal liability to his client for the collection
of the judgment? Click here
for one opinion.
Dealing with Court Clerks
Excellent advice for the new judgment enforcement
specialist on dealing with court clerks, by NJN
member Steve Halket of Judgment Recovery of Texas.
Click here for
the advice of a pro!
Business Publicity
Click here for
a tutorial on some non-traditional methods of
publicizing your judgment enforcement business.
Website Promotion
Here is a
short tutorial on promoting your website. It contains
a link to a free submission service that will
broadcast your URL all over the world.