Basically, all we could do was get a judgement and hope for the best.

Any book that  you read or podcast that you see..make sure you take with a grain of salt and also use your own judgement:)

If she can't provide this information than it would be a judgement call on your part, but in my experience without providing this info, the best a renter could do would be to get a notarized letter from the husband stating agreement to the alimony, how much they're paying and for how long.

How would we know the op posting isn't one of this dudes competitors.If someone was convicted of a crime, which has been the case, then we would pull their stuff..but short of that, people are free to make their own judgements.

Since the owner lives in Japan, he would not show up and you are 1) awarded the Judgement.

Get your judgement so you're first in line when assets are sold.

Just before Judgement and a mis-understood property value.  

Two questions for you:1) What kinds and size of judgements are you typically seeing against property owners?

For criminal record you have to use your own judgement and follow the rules for your state.

In this case, after speaking with local real estate agents, a local appraiser, and a half dozen lenders, I think (hope) I'll get away with my err in judgement this time and procede as "by the book" as possible going forward.Regarding the insurance, everyone has stories about insurance companies trying to weasel out of their coverages.