Florida Debt Collection Law Firm

Florida Debt Collection Law Firm

If you are looking for a Florida debt collection law firm, we believe that your company should consider entrusting the Gebeloff Law Group with your debt collection cases. The collection attorney at the Gebeloff Law Group has been associated with debt collection law firms for over twenty-five (25) years. What sets our debt collection law firm and collection lawyer apart, is that we are always looking for alternative ways of asserting claims in the debt collection case. Our collection attorney looks to impose personal liability, when justified, against officers of a debtor company.  Most other Florida debt collection law firms will not take this extra step in a debt collection case because of the contingent upon collection fee structure.

Law Firm That Collects Debt in Florida

When you call our Florida debt collection law firm, ask to speak to our Florida debt collection attorney. Together your collection matter will be reviewed, and a collection strategy will be discussed. No two debt recovery cases are the same. Our collection lawyer will go over the various scenarios that can play out during the life of the debt collection litigation. We will discuss first the debt collection law suit and what happens once the debtor is served with a summons.

Debt Recovery Firm

Florida Debt Collection Law Firm

Entrust the Gebeloff Law Group for your Debt Collection Needs

We will be happy to discuss your company’s credit and collection procedures. Our collection lawyer will offer advise on how to tighten up your credit department and keep bad account receivable at a minimum. Feel free to download our free e-book on collecting account receivable. We look forward to working with your company  to assist with its Florida debt collection needs.

Florida Judgment Collection Law Firm

Florida Judgment Liens

When a certified copy of a judgment is recorded in a Florida County, it creates a lien against real property located within the County.  Our Florida collection attorney has written articles before, however, reminding creditors that Florida has very stringent homestead protection. Our Florida debt collection firm has several active debt collection cases where our collection attorney is attempting to have the court find the equitable exceptions to Florida homestead. If you are attempting to collect money from a debtor in Florida and you believe that the debtor may have  a homestead, speak to our Florida collection lawyer and discuss if there is the possibility of piercing the Florida homestead protection.

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Florida Judgments Are Valid for Twenty Years

Florida Statute 55.081  provides that judgments shall act as  a lien against both real and personal property in Florida for no more than 20 years.  Our Florida collection attorney reminds creditors, however, that a certified copy of the judgment must be recorded in the county of the debtor’s residence to perfect the lien. The lien after recorded is valid for ten years and is able to be renewed one time, to extend the lien for  the twenty year life of the judgment.  Creditors should be mindful that to acquire priority against  personal property of a debtor, a judgment lien certificate  must be filed with the Florida  Department of State. Judgment Lien Certificates a re valid for 5 years and are able to be renewed for an additional 5 years.  Florida Statute 55.204 . Our Florida collection attorney can still proceed to execute on personal property if a Judgment Lien Certificate is not acquire. The caveat is that if there are other creditors who have recorded their judgment Lien Certificate, their judgments must be satisfied before your judgment upon execution by the sheriff.

Florida Debt Collection Law Firm and Collection Attorneys

Our Florida debt collection law firm welcomes your inquiries to see if we will be able to assist you in collecting on your Florida Judgments. Our collection lawyer explains, getting a judgment is usually the easy part. How you collect your Florida Judgment can sometimes be difficult. Please call our Florida debt recovery law firm and ask t speak to one of our collection attorneys to devise a  debt collection strategy.

 

Equitable Lien – Florida Collection Law

Equitable Liens in Florida Debt Collection Case

An Equitable Lien is one possible factor to defeat homestead protection on Florida real property.  Florida has very stringent homestead laws protecting debtors from having to sell their home, to satisfy a judgment held by a creditor.  Our Florida collection attorney, Stephen Gebeloff,  has been concentrating the firm’s debt collection  practice on assisting creditors pierce Florida’s homestead protection. There are several other factors in the debt collection process, that may be uncovered, that could allow our Florida collection lawyer to consider the appropriate motion for the Court to consider equitable principles which may fall under several exceptions to Florida’s home stead protection.

Collection Law Firms in Florida

Florida Debt Collection Law Firm

 Law Firm in Florida to Collect Money

Our Florida Law Firm focuses its practice on assisting companies collect money from other companies and/or individuals that may owe money.  Our Florida collection lawyer recognizes that Florida is one of the most debtor friendly states in the United States. Our Florida collection attorney has devised collection strategies to pursue some of the toughest debt collection cases presented.  The Gebeloff Law Group, Debt Collection Law firm, recognizes that there are alternative ways to collect from individuals who used their corporations to attempt to shield the individual from liability for paying for your company’s account receivable. By recognizing that fraud may be a factor, our collection attorney is able to assert individual liability for the debt in a debt collection lawsuit.

How to Collect Money in Florida

There are collection agencies in Florida and other debt collection law firms. We have spoken in the past about the difference between a debt collection lawyer, a collection law firm and Florida collection agency. We would ask that you call our Florida debt collection law firm. Ask to speak our lawyer to discuss different collection strategies that can be put in place to assist your company collect past due accounts.