This is about the only thing you have said that I agree with.. It is very hard to actually collect on a civil judgement. SA if finding this out now. I have many judgements on many people due to being a landlord. No one has actually paid up, and no court has actually allowed any form of garnishment. In my cases, since they are renters, there is not even property to place a lien on. This is the one thing that SA has going for him, though it could take many years to see if it does any good as his lien will be absolutely last on the list behind any banks, taxes, etc.. Sometimes its just not worth it to pursue.