You can't collect what you can't find, but you have to find it lawfully. Skip anyone offering to hack accounts or buy private financial data; that's illegal and can sink your case.
Once you have a judgment, an information subpoena (CPLR 5224) legally compels banks, employers, and the debtor to answer, under oath, where assets are.
Property ownership (New York City's ACRIS and county clerk records), business filings with the Department of State, and UCC filings can reveal real estate, business interests, and secured assets, all public.
Where the debtor banks, works, or owns property; checks they've sent you; their business address. Write it all down.
Once you've located assets, a restraining notice and levy (bank) or income execution (wages) turns information into payment.
Yes, through lawful channels: information subpoenas after a judgment, and public records. It is not legal to hack, impersonate, or buy private financial data.
The power to compel banks and employers comes with a judgment. Before that, you rely on public records and what you already know.
Lawful tools surface a lot. Deliberately hidden assets are harder, but information subpoenas and public records frequently expose them.