How can I find a person's place of employment to garnish wages?

I have a claim against an ex-boyfriend that has not been paid for about 2 years. I finally found his place of residence and have his date of birth as well as SSN. I need either a bank account or place of employment to go file the next set of paper. Where can I find this information? Private investigator?? Seems like that would be a bit costly.

How can I find a person's place of employment to garnish wages?
You could possibly submit your claim to a collection agency who will do the research end for you and take a percentage of any monies recovered.
Reply:If you have a JUDGEMENT in your favor against the former boyfriend, lots of luck. You may have to wait until he wins the lottery -- then a lawyer will help you -- or, you may have to wait and read about him in the obits to claim anything at the probate.





If individuals can garnish without a court supervising, we're all lost. Last I heard, only some states have favorable collection laws for banks. Only Nevada has garnishment for gambling debts.





If this is for child support, you can research on the web for deadbeat dads and organizations that help collect.
Reply:Best bet is look through his mail. DO NOT OPEN! And see which bank statments come through. You could also follow him one day off work and see where he is employeed. Then you could file and give an exact location of employment. My guess is if you already have a claim his SSN should be flagged so his place of employment maybe is paying him cash or is owned by a friend. Best bet is to find the bank account and put a lean on it so it freezes. Than he can't run or quickly switch jobs. If you complain that it is too far or costs too much then don't complain about it! Let it go and get on with your life. You are not willing to do what it takes to get YOUR money back!
Reply:Have you gone to court yet?





It would help us to answer your question if we know the state you live in, the state your boyfriend lives, and there the lawsuit will be filed.





There are many states that have what is called a "judgement debtor" hearing. Once you have won a lawsuit, the court will summon him to court to disclose where his bank accounts are, what property he owns, and where he works. If he fails to respond, or lies on the disclosure, he can be held in contempt.





But all states do not allow this yet. You need to do some research.
Reply:You cannot personally garnish his wages (nor can a collection agency) even if you found out where he worked (that has to be done through the courts). You will have to secure yourself an attorney, if you cannot afford one go to Legal Aide in your area and they will handle it for you - the state will find his place of employment (unless he's working under the table..that's harder to find - but sometimes they do) then your attorney where you are will work with the courts there to get that done for you. Wages however can only be garnished for a select few things. Primarily child support or alimony. Not knowing what your claim might be for, it's hard to tell if it qualifies, and those things that qualify do vary from state to state as well. You absolutely will need an attorney to help you with this. If you qualify for Legal Aide it won't cost you anything to secure their help.


Good luck to you.
Reply:if you know the place of residence, YOU can follow him and see where he goes to work. Then you would know..... but then again, you have to be real careful, it might be considered stalking... his place of employment may be paying him "under the table" just to avoid a garnishment such as yours. If the judgment is worth while, it just might benefit you to hire a Private investigator. YOU are the only one to know if the cost of the investigator is worth the money you would have to initially put out.


another thought is that IF you did eventually get the garnishment, the ex might just quit his job, just to avoid paying you.
Reply:Get a friend, or you, follow him to work.


Ask his neighbors where he works