Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
If NC law is similar to the law of the states in which I practice, you would have the right to enforce your judgment by (a) garnishing the judgment debtor's wages up to a certain amount (provided that the wages are high enough and that you have priority over any other creditors; incidentally you say "they" are not garnishing his wages - if NC is like other states, you, as the judgment creditor, would be the one garnishing the wages by following the proper procedure); cause the debtor's assets to be sold (you would not have the right to "go after" the separate assets of the debtor's wife); and (c) obtain information, under penalties of perjury and on pain of being held in contempt of court, from the debtor about his finances (through which you can obtain information about the expected settlement.)
Answered on Jul 30th, 2014 at 9:21 AM