toronto small claims court is worthless when you sue somebody for fraud i found it the hard way 18 years ago. in 2006 sued a company got a default judgement because they never filed a defense claim and didn't show up in court. i could not get my money back because court does not enforced their judgement. their new official address was a private mailbox in a UPS store and according the ministry of government services(where business register). the status was "active" in 2004 they operated from a house in the sheppard and yonge area.
2017 news about small claims court not helping people
Judgment proof
Dougall Grange, a retired paralegal who worked on small claims court cases for more than two decades, said it's extremely common to do business with people who are "judgment proof."
"At the end of the day, collecting from these people can be extremely difficult, if it's possible at all," he said.
He described people who are judgment proof as those who lease a vehicle rather than own one, don't own a property in their name or may have property but don't volunteer that information to the courts.
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