Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Contents xi
5. 1. The Nature of a Debt 1
6. 2. The Economics of Debt Collection 22
7. 3. Debt and the Invasion of Privacy 80
8. 4. Self-Help Collection 98
9. 5. Actions Prior to Judgment 126
10. 6. The Effect of Judgment and Interest upon Judgment 138
11. 7. Examination of the Judgment Debtor 150
12. 8. Exemptions from the Execution Process 163
13. 9. Execution 208
14. 10. Garnishment 304
15. 11. Residual Methods of Execution 366
16. 12. Rights of the Debtor after Judgment 392
17. 13. Priorities among Creditors 404
18. 14. Special Creditors 419
19. 15. The Operation of the Execution System and Proposals for Reform 465
20. 16. Mechanics' Liens 517
21. 17. Impeachable Transactions 610
22. 18. Introduction to Bankruptcy 660
23. 19. Alternatives to Bankruptcy 719
24. 20. Beginning the Process 754
25. 21. The Property of the Bankrupt 794
26. 22. Distributing the Estate and Discharge 833
27. Table of Cases 873
28. Index 884