Judgment Creditor

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• If you win your case and the judge issues a judgment in your favor, you can begin collecting your judgment. You must wait at least 30 days before enforcing your judgment.
• How Do I Enforce My judgment?
• You are the judgment creditor. You must collect your judgment. The court will not collect it for you.
• Collection depends on how much information you have about the debtor's assets. For example, if you have information about the debtor's income or property, you may be able to attempt a wage garnishment, bank levy, or lien on real estate.
• Information re: enforcement (external site )
• After the judgment has been paid in full, you must fill out an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment and file it with the court clerk.
• If an Abstract of Judgment has not been recorded, you may use the Form SC-290 (external site pdf ).
• If an Abstract has been recorded, please file Form EJ-100 (external site pdf ).

Judgment Debtor

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• If you lost your case, please refer to the information found on the form "What to Do After the Court Decides Your Small Claims Case" (SC-200 INFO) (external site pdf ) .
• Warning! You may lose important rights if you do not act within 30 days after the court mailed you the Notice of Entry of Judgment.

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Self-Help / Low Cost Assistance

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• The court provides assistance with forms and procedures through the Small Claims Advisory Program.
• Low-income individuals can receive assistance with collecting their judgment through the Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association (IELLA) (external site ).