Frequently Asked Questions

In order to collect on an out-of-state judgment, and the debtor is located in Texas, we'll need to first domesticate the foreign judgment in the Texas courts.

In order to domesticate a foreign judgment in Texas, you'll need to obtain an exemplified copy of the judgment from the court in which it was obtained, and send the original to Texas Turnover Receivers.

A foreign judgment is a court-ordered judgment that was obtained in any U.S. state outside of Texas.

An exemplified copy is a copy of an official document, such as a court pleading or judgment, which is obtained from the County Clerk or the Judgment Clerk where the particular judgment was obtained. The clerk will certify in writing, affixing three corporate seals or some form of a raised stamps on the document, that the particular document as was properly signed and entered. Exemplified copies are more than certified copies -- the clerk certifies that the copies are genuine and the judge certifies that the clerk has the authority to say they are genuine.

Once the exemplified copy of the judgment, as well as the cost, is received by Texas Turnover Receivers, the time to domesticate the judgment can take a few days up to a few weeks, depending on the response time from the court.

An Abstract of Judgment is a document that that is filed with the real property records to create a lien on certain property owned by the debtors.  This is not a document that is automatically filed if you have a judgment.  Extra steps must be taken in order to create the Abstract of Judgment and file it in the real property records, which includes paying a fee. 

You won your lawsuit, but the judgment still has not been paid?  Texas law provides a remedy for judgment enforcement that may help recover money to get the judgment paid. It’s called a Post-Judgment Turnover and Receivership Statute.  A Turnover Receiver is a third party who is appointed by a judge to locate, collect and even possibly sell or liquidate judgment debtors' non-exempt property in Texas to pay the outstanding judgment.

Email Texas Turnover Receivers a copy of your existing judgment.  We'll review it to determine the feasibility of obtaining a Turnover Order in the Texas court in which the judgment was obtained.  Once reviewed, we will offer our recommendations.

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Yes, our Receiver serves the entire state of Texas.  It does not matter where the debtor is located in Texas, our Receiver, Bill Hammer, has experienced successful results collecting from debtors who reside throughout the State of Texas.

If you currently utilize the services of a Receiver, but are not obtaining the expected results, contact Texas Turnover Receivers and we'll review your case and make a determination whether or not switching Receivers is a viable option for your case.

No.  Unfortunately, there are some courts that do not approve Turnover Orders due to the aggressive options available under the law.  That's why it is important to obtain your judgment or domesticate your judgment in a Texas court that is favorable toward turnover orders.  Already have a judgment in Texas?  Texas Turnover Receivers offer an option to go to another court in Texas for a turnover order.  While we can not guarantee the outcome, we have tried this method with other files successfully.

Contact Texas Turnover Receivers to find out the costs associated with your case, as it depends on whether it is a foreign judgment or a Texas judgment.  If it is a Texas judgment, we'll need to determine if the court in which the judgment was obtained approves Turnover Orders.