eli5: How is money collected from a lawsuit?

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I don’t know anything about civil suits, but from the outside looking in it seems like it’s very easy for defendants to dodge, delay, withhold payment, hide assets, etc. When a judgement is handed down, how is it enforced? And how often, if ever, are assets seized/frozen?

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You get an Order allowing you to seize assets. If they don’t have assets, you get an Order allowing you to garnish their wages. If they don’t have assets, a bank account, or wages, good luck.

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