Sample Questions to Ask the Judgment Debtor
At your examination of judgment debtor, you will have the opportunity to ask the judgment debtor questions while he/she
is under oath. Below are sample questions to ask, but you should consider developing specific questions based on what you
already know about the judgment debtor. Arrive at your hearing prepared with your list of questions, and know that the
answers and the documents you see that day might produce additional questions.
For an individual:
1. What is your home address?
2. What is your telephone number? Cell phone?
3. Are you married or do you have a registered domestic partnership? If the answer is yes, what is the first name,
maiden name, and last name of your spouse or domestic partner?
4. Do you own real property, including houses, condominiums, or land?
a. What are the addresses of the properties you own?
b. Do you live in the properties or what do you do with the properties?
c. Do you have renters or tenants?
i. How many tenants do you have?
ii. How much do the tenants pay?
5. Do you have any mortgages or property loans? If so, are those payments up to date?
6. Do you live in a leased apartment? A single-family home? A condominium? A mobile home?
a. How much do you pay in rent?
b. How do you pay your rent?
7. Do you have any recreational vehicles or boats?
8. What is your occupation?
9. Are you employed?
a. By whom are you employed?
b. What is the address of your employment? Where is the payroll office located
c. What is your work telephone number?
d. What is the name of your supervisor
e. What is your gross salary? What is your net salary? What payroll deductions are made?
10. What is your credit rating?
11. What is your social security number? (Note: this question does not legally have to be answered.)
12. Do you understand that if the judgment remains unpaid, I have the right to examine you again in 180 days?
For a business:
1. What is the name of your business?
2. How is your business organized?
3. What is the business’s address?
4. What is the business’s telephone number?
5. How many employees does the business have?
6. How does your business pay its employees?
7. Where is the payroll office located?
8. Does your office have contracts? If yes, how many? If yes, who are the contracts with?
9. Where are your corporate headquarters?
10. Does your business own any other companies? If yes, how many? If yes, who are those companies?
11. Where does your business bank?
12. What are your business account numbers? What are those account balances?
13. Does your business have any credit cards?
14. What kind of equipment or furniture does your business have?
15. Are there cash registers at your business?
16.
Does your business own any vehicles?
17. Do yo
u have outstanding account receivables?
18. Does your business own any stocks or interests?
19. Does your business have any investments?
20. What are your profits?
21. What is your business’s gross salary? What is your business’s net salary?
@ Civil Law Self-Help Center
Rev. 9/16/17