Proceedings Supplementary

You've filed suit, engaged in discovery, mediated the case, tried the case, gotten a favorable judgment and have been completely unable to collect.  Is this the end of the road? Not necessarily.

Proceedings supplementary to execution are mini-lawsuits supplementary to the original trial.  Through this means, the judgment-creditor may make third-parties liable for the judgment.  For example, cases involving small companies often result in the owners shutting the doors and opening other companies oftentimes with the assets and equipment of the earlier company.  In these cases it may be possible through proceedings supplementary to declare the latter company to be the "alter ego" of the earlier company and therefore responsible for the earlier company's judgment. Proceedings supplementary may also be employed against individuals who are aiding the judgment-debtor to hide assets.