Akira v. Brenay: How Akira will GET PAID! By: Michael Wells, MLS, Esq.

AKIRA IS GOING TO GET PAID! Here's how.

On November 12, 2025, a North Carolina jury returned a landmark verdict: $1.75 million in favor of Akira Montague and against Brenay Kennard for alienation of affection. A judgment that size carries weight—both legally and financially—but a judgment alone doesn’t put money in your pocket. Execution does.

As a North Carolina attorney with twenty years of experience—and a Master of Library and Information Science—I wrote this guide to break down, in plain language, the exact tools North Carolina law provides to turn a judgment into real, collectible dollars. Whether you are a lawyer, a judgment creditor, a curious observer of this widely discussed case, or someone navigating a similar situation, this guide shows you:

• What happens after the judge signs the judgment
• How to locate the debtor’s assets
• Every legal method available in North Carolina to collect
• How judgment enforcement really works in practice—not just on paper

This is not theory. These are the actual mechanisms that get people paid.