California judgment balance calculator

Know what’s due.
Know what comes next.

California post-judgment tools for calculating, tracking, and managing what is legally owed.

Calculate a judgment balance and generate a report for free.

Enter the judgment amount, interest rate, costs, payments, credits, CCP references, and balance-through date. Generate a basic Judgment Balance Report without creating an account.

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California Judgment Calculator

Use this page without logging in. The calculation and basic report use the same tested engine as the Judgment Ledger dashboard.

Judgment information

Enter dates as MM/DD/YYYY.

Enter amounts in US dollars; use a decimal point for cents.

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Confirm the rate before use. The calculator supports 10%, 5%, or another rate you enter. It is an arithmetic aid, not legal advice.

Costs, payments, and credits

Future-dated entries remain in the draft, but are excluded until the balance-through date reaches the entry date.

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Enter a CCP or statute reference manually for your records.

    Why keep a running history?

    A judgment is not a one-time calculation.

    Interest continues to accrue. Payments and credits reduce the balance. Enforcement costs may be added. Each new calculation depends on the judgment’s prior history.

    A running Judgment Ledger keeps that history together, so you do not have to reconstruct dates, entries, and calculations the next time you need an updated balance.

    Judgment Ledger

    Manage the judgment over time.

    Save your calculation as a Judgment Ledger, then keep the judgment’s activity, documents, and reports organized as the balance changes.

    History

    Keep the judgment current

    Preserve the judgment and its ongoing history instead of rebuilding the calculation later.

    Entries

    Record activity as it occurs

    Add costs, payments, and credits with the dates and descriptions that explain each change.

    Documents

    Organize supporting records

    Keep receipts and supporting documents with the entries they relate to in the private account dashboard.

    Enhanced report

    Review an organized history

    Enhanced Report organizes the judgment history and calculations. Judgment Ledger also includes guided tools to help with related post-judgment work.

    Judgment Ledger benefit

    More than a calculator.

    Judgment Ledger includes additional tools designed to make California post-judgment work faster, more organized, and less repetitive.

    These tools provide research and organizational assistance. They do not determine whether a cost is legally recoverable in a particular case or replace professional legal advice.

    See Judgment Ledger plans
    Who it is for

    Built first for self-represented judgment creditors.

    California Judgment Calculator is for people who want a clearer way to track what is owed without rebuilding the judgment history in a spreadsheet or learning professional portfolio software.

    It may also help process servers, legal-support providers, collection professionals, and others who work with California judgments.

    Judgment Ledger plans

    Choose the capacity your account needs.

    Each annual plan includes the Judgment Ledger features described above. Eligible signed-in account owners can choose and purchase a plan in the Account Center.

    Individual $39.99/year 1 open judgment
    Individual Plus $79.99/year Up to 5 open judgments
    Professional $199.99/year Up to 25 open judgments
    Professional Plus $299.99/year Up to 50 open judgments
    More than 50 judgments Contact us Custom capacity is handled separately.

    Your trial starts when your account is created and ends at 11:59 PM Pacific on Day 7. No credit card is required, and the trial does not automatically convert to a paid subscription.