Software solution for debt recovery

Software for facilitating a collection program, comprising:

• a graphical user interface for allowing a user to begin a new collection case or open an existing collection case, and to select between a guided interview and direct form entry;
• a library of collection forms;
• a graphical guided interview comprising a sequence of screens for guiding said user through data entry via a series of questions including nature of the debt due, type of work performed or goods sold, person or company who owes the money, and terms of the transaction, said data used for populating said forms;
• a word processing module for said direct-form entry that allows the debt servicer to enter data directly for populating said collection forms, bypassing said guided interview;
• compiling forms using said data.

A software method for administering collection cases, comprising the steps of:

• providing a graphical user interface for guiding a user through data entry regarding a collection case;
• providing a graphical user interface for advising said user on possible collection efforts and techniques used prior to filing a lawsuit, including collection letters of various levels of severity, options to be pursued if a debtor's check is returned unpaid, and settling the collection case;
• providing, a graphical user interface for guiding said user through implementation of lawsuit if collection efforts fail, and for automatically generating court documents for implementing said lawsuit;
• providing a graphical user interface for guiding said user through actual collection on a judgment by garnishing bank accounts and wages, attaching and selling property, and investigating assets.