How do I collect on a judgment owed by a company no longer in business?
The company is my former employer and was in business at the time the judgment was issued. Amount due is for wages owed to me.
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You can go to the Secretary of State website, and they have a listing of all of the principals of registered corporations and LLCs. If it's not there, it might be on the fictitious name registry at the county clerk or county recorder's office.
The idea is to get the names of the principals: the CEO, the president, vice president, agent for service of process, etc. Those are the people you would sue, and you would name it as "John Smith, individually and dba ABC Company." Just because the business folds, doesn't mean that the debts the company had aren't owed anymore. This way, the principals are responsible individually and dba (doing business as) that company.
Good luck.
Kind of iffy on getting your wages but you can file a claim with you state attorney generals' office.
Depends why they went out of business. If they were bought over by another company, you can claim from that company. If they went bankrupt, you're out of luck. If the owners just decided to disincorporate, then they should have paid off the obligations first, and you can contact the state AG and file a claim.
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