Legal, smegal.
IANAL, but perhaps as implied elsewhere you could just threaten to report the judgement to a credit bureau. That may get his/her attention.
If you had bothered to check the link provided and/or do the search I suggested, you might have found the grace to admit that I (never mind “others”) am correct about garnishment of bank accounts being legal in Texas.
I have lived in Texas. Texas law has a number of peculiarities with which I (and almost certainly you) are unfamiliar. You’ve already garlanded your posts with multiple disclaimers and possible exceptions, which would again suggest to a prudent person that before he gives up his quest for judgment as impractical, he should get definitive advice from a qualified attorney in the state of Texas.
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If you had bothered to check the link provided and/or do the search I suggested, you might have found the grace to admit that I (never mind “others”) am correct about garnishment of bank accounts being legal in Texas.
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Show me where I said otherwise.
Here’s the deal with credit bureaus: They don’t take “reports” from outsiders. If you have an established relationship with them, you can report what you like, otherwise. . . not. But don’t worry. Credit reports have a section about public records. Most judgments wind up there because people make a living selling the information to the bureaus. So most likely, the judgment already appears there.
Will that prevent the guy from getting a mortgage or a car loan? Probably not when it is for such a small amount. But it will drop his credit score.
And boys, settle down.
O.K.
And your griping to the contrary, I have never said that Anachronism did not have to have his judgment registered in Texas. In fact, I specifically acknowledged:
I think I’ve provided potentially useful advice. I have no wish to stick around further to answer someone who’s intent on picking a fight on non-existent grounds.
So long.