There have been cases of debtors paying off judgments within a week of a levy served on the landlord for their security deposit.

Most new judgment enforcers do not do enough preparation homework before and after a judgment debtor exam.

Most new judgment owners or enforcers are way too impressed by most big-dollar face value judgments.

A debtor voluntarily writing you a $500 check is much more likely to happen, than them writing a $50,000.00 check.

Every California bank has its own policy on how levies may be served on them. Outside of California, generally, any bank branch in the state, is ok to levy.

Some civil sheriffs are quick, others are slow.

Many judgment debtors have assets, however some keep their assets in brokerage accounts. Usually, stocks, bonds, commodities, and similar assets; cannot be reached with a simple levy.

Most churches are tax-exempt corporate or LLC entities that can sometimes hide the assets of their Pastor and other important staffers at churches.

It sometimes takes a month for a court to approve a form, or for a sheriff to have time to perform a levy, and anything can happen to prevent or delay success when trying to recover a judgment.

Any financial planner would advise a non-debtor spouse to keep their accounts separated, when there are judgments or debts against the debtor-spouse.