FFGN COLLECT NY

JUNE 3, 2020

With both consumers and small businesses receiving funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and CARES Act, questions have come up as to whether these amounts can be frozen or garnished by debt collectors or creditors. Is garnishing PPP or CARES Act funds an option for satisfying outstanding monies owed to judgment creditors?

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Judgment creditors are often faced with the question of how to collect an out-of-state judgment (also commonly referred to as a foreign judgment) in Florida. Once the foreign judgment is domesticated, the judgment creditor may pursue post-judgment collections efforts in Florida. 55.501, Fla. 55.505, Fla.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JULY 7, 2022

On December 31, 2021, Governor Hochul signed the Fair Consumer Judgment Interest Act into law. This amended the post-judgment interest rate on all judgments against consumers from 9% to 2%, effective April 30, 2022. An income execution (also known as a garnishment) is another manner of collecting a money judgment.

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Nexa Collect

JANUARY 19, 2022

If the debtor is not traceable or unresponsive, a collection agency can file a lawsuit and if you do not respond in the court on time, it can result in a default judgment against you. Repercussions can include wage garnishment, frozen bank account and other assets. Not every case lands in court.

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Collections Law

JULY 25, 2024

With a thorough understanding of the idiosyncrasies of Massachusetts collections laws, they can lend their extensive knowledge to your company’s outstanding debts with post-judgment collection strategies, like bank attachments. A bank attachment is a powerful post-judgment collection tool. What is a bank attachment?

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 29, 2024

As background, in 2002, the debtor and her then-spouse jointly filed a “no asset” Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Five months after the debtor received her discharge, Metris Companies assigned the credit card debt to Florida Credit Research, which sued the debtor in state court and received a judgment in its favor.

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Stevens Lloyd

DECEMBER 13, 2018

You have initiated a lawsuit and won a Default Judgment against the debtor. Judgments are worthless unless you can locate and garnish the debtor’s assets, however. Extracting money from judgments necessitates obtaining significant information about the debtor as it relates to their assets.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 26, 2023

When a judgment creditor in Florida attempts to collect on a judgment involving an individual, one mechanism for doing so is through a garnishment action of the judgment debtor’s bank account. Florida has a statutory garnishment process that judgment creditors must follow.

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Collections Law

JULY 6, 2021

Cohen LLC, you will find that the process of domesticating and enforcing foreign judgments against your debtors is a much more straightforward process than one would typically expect. Filing of Judgments. Once your foreign judgment is domesticated by registration and enforced, the Law Offices of Alan M.

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Direct Recovery

APRIL 16, 2023

Wage garnishments are the ultimate threat posed by every debt collection scenario, but finding yourself on the wrong end of one doesn’t have to be a financial death sentence. Legal notices soon follow, along with a court judgment taking a big chunk of your paycheck. This can be done legally by obtaining a court order.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

AUGUST 12, 2021

If you have a judgment against a person who owes you a sizable debt and had little success enforcing the judgment through traditional means, alternative options might afford better results. However, if the debtor is a beneficiary of a deceased New Yorker’s estate, you may be able to enforce the judgment through estate distribution.

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Direct Recovery

JUNE 24, 2020

Like many other consumer-focused states, California has put a number of different protections in place that forbid debt collectors from garnishing those valuable stimulus checks. The Judgment Factor. However, if there is no judgment in place, a commercial debt collector has no legal right to collect any portion of the stimulus check.

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Collections Law

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Once you manage to receive a judgment from the court for the debt a client or customer owes you, your next step is collecting on that judgment. Cohen LLC, we know how difficult collection can be, even when you have a judgment. In some cases, post-judgment litigation is the right path to take. At Law Offices of Alan M.

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Collections Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Cohen LLC is the answer to one of the most challenging aspects of running a business — tracking down delinquent debtors who refuse to pay. Debtors will try any way they possibly can to retain higher valued items and shield those assets from a possible litigation. The Law Offices of Alan M.

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Collections Law

JANUARY 13, 2023

It is extremely frustrating to discover that your debtor owes other people a lot of money. If your debtor hasn’t declared bankruptcy, there are several ways we can use to try to get you paid, even if you don’t have collateral or a court judgment yet. Since your debtor isn’t in bankruptcy, we can pursue the debt aggressively.

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The Kaplan Group

AUGUST 6, 2020

You can then deal with the court ordered judgment collection process at a later date. You should know that once a judgment is issued the creditor can get a lien. We can also garnish payments from the debtors’ customers and garnish their credit card and Paypal accounts.

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Collections Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Some commercial debtors just won’t pay up even when they’ve lost in court. To turn that judgment into money, you need the experienced collection attorneys at The Law Offices of Alan M. Ordinary attorneys can’t get much further than getting you the judgment. Rule 65 injunctions prevent debtors from hiding assets.

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Collections Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As a business owner, knowing the appropriate action that you can take to deal with out of state delinquent debtors is essential to the bottom line. Cohen LLC domesticate and enforce foreign judgments for clients outside Massachusetts. Domesticating Your Judgment. Cohen LLC use both techniques (although not at the same time!!)

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Collections Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Like nearly every other state as of 2020, Massachusetts finally adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, allowing out-of-state judgments to be domesticated by Massachusetts attorneys. How We Can File Foreign Judgments for Domestication By Registration. Cohen LLC has experience with. Registration vs. Litigation.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

AUGUST 11, 2021

If you have a judgment against a person who owes you a sizeable debt and had little success enforcing the judgment through traditional means, alternative options might afford better results. How to Enforce a Judgment Through Estate Distribution. How to Enforce a Judgment Through Estate Distribution.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JUNE 24, 2022

Aside from judgments from family court, New York currently allows all judgment creditors the same opportunities to enforce their judgments. The remedies available differ based on whether the judgment is entered against a natural person, an individual, or a corporation. That is until now. Lien on Property.

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Collections Law

APRIL 1, 2020

Collecting debts from debtors having assets in Massachusetts while you are in another state or a different country used to be difficult, even if you had a judgment against them. Massachusetts was among the few states that had not adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Act. Not Just Domestication — Enforcement, Too.

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Collection Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In Minnesota, a creditor may issue a garnishment summons to any third party “at any time after entry of a money judgment in [a] civil action.” Debtor brought suit under 15 U.S.C. The parties stipulated as to remedy, and the trial court entered final judgment awarding Debtor statutory damages plus attorney’s and filing fees.

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Collections Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Cohen LLC , we fight to get your business paid on your judgment debt as well as for the services and materials you have provided for which debtors have failed to pay in a timely manner. Your debtor may use multiple bank accounts, so it is useful for you to keep copies of all checks received. Wage Garnishments.

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Debt RR

AUGUST 3, 2020

This unpaid debt can lead to a serious problem for businesses: garnishment. Bank account garnishment can create serious cash flow blocks for companies of all sizes, and those cash flow problems can compound into other issues, like payroll concerns and late payments on other accounts. Can Debt Collectors Garnish Bank Accounts in Texas?

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Public Citizen

OCTOBER 29, 2020

A new state survey from the National Consumer Law Center finds that not one jurisdiction’s laws meet basic standards so that debtors can continue to work productively to support themselves and their families. No Fresh Start 2020: Will States Let Debt Collectors Push Families into Poverty in the Wake of a Pandemic? “By

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The case arose from the law firm’s post judgment efforts to garnish wages. After serving a garnishment summons, the consumer claimed the funds as exempt. The defendants then made four additional attempts to garnish funds. Unifund CCR, LLC, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 168707 (Dec. The defendants moved to dismiss. Carney at * 12.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 29, 2023

In 2007, the new creditor commenced an action to recover the debt and obtained a default judgment against the plaintiff. The plaintiff claimed that because the summons and complaint had been mailed to an old address, he had no knowledge of the action or the default judgment. The plaintiff never repaid the garnished money.

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The Kaplan Group

OCTOBER 19, 2020

You can learn more about FDCPA in our advice to consumer debtors. A judgment is the official result of a lawsuit in court. In debt collection lawsuits, the judge may award the creditor a judgment against you. Garnishment. Garnishments generally require a court order. Default Provisions. Statute of Limitations.

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Collections Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Like nearly every other state as of 2020, Massachusetts finally adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, allowing out-of-state judgments to be domesticated by Massachusetts attorneys. We file your judgment with the court clerk, who will then give notice to your debtor. Cohen LLC has experience with.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 28, 2021

In more detail, Senate Bill 21-002 states that a judgment creditor shall not initiate or maintain a new extraordinary collection action except in accordance with the requirements set forth in the bill. 5)(a)(I) — and it must be sent to the debtor’s last known address with an additional copy of the notice served with the writ of garnishment.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 9, 2023

Introduction: When you’ve obtained a judgment in your favor, the next crucial step is enforcing it and recovering the owed amount. One significant aspect of the enforcement process involves locating assets belonging to the judgment debtor. Wage garnishment can be an effective strategy if you can locate their employer.

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Credit Corp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If you have debt on your credit reports or are getting calls from a collection agency, you might wonder how long a debtor can try to collect these debts—and how long it can affect your credit score. The only scenario where an old collection account can affect your credit is if you are sued and the collector gets a judgment against you.

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Collections Law

MAY 30, 2024

Stage 2: Nudging the debtor When an invoice goes unpaid, it’s time for reminder notices. This is your opportunity to communicate the seriousness of the situation to the debtor. Stage 4: It’s time to fight—Proceeding to legal action and obtaining a judgment When all else fails, legal action provides a tool to enforce your rights.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In 2021, the allowable legal rate of interest that could be imputed on a consumer debt and added to a potential judgment against a consumer debtor was reduced from 9% to 2%. Creditors collecting debt in New York are allowed to restrain monies from a third party to satisfy the judgment entered.

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Direct Recovery

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Assuming they have the necessary documentation to prove that a debt is legitimate, debt collectors can take California residents to court to obtain a judgment against them. However, if they are willing to show up in court with documentation, they may be able to obtain a judgment that entitles them to a percentage of the debtor’s wages.

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Collections Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

When faced with this dilemma, don’t further waste your time and efforts chasing your debtor, spend your time making money and leave your bad debt recovery to the experienced and aggressive collections attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC utilize aggressive, effective, and ethical practices to get the most out of your debtors.

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