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Can a NY Judgment Creditor Garnish PPP or Other CARES Act Funds?

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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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Post-judgment collection tools: Attaching a debtor’s bank account

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Once a creditor has a judgment against a debtor, under Massachusetts law, they can ask the court to seize funds directly from a debtor’s bank account. How is a bank attachment different than garnishment? While both bank attachments and garnishments are methods of debt collection, they have significant differences.

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If a Judgment Debtor Is a Beneficiary of an Estate, You Can Have the Distribution Sent to You Instead

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When the usual steps, such as levying the debtor’s bank account and garnishing the debtor’s wages, result in little success recovering monies owed, the judgment may seem uncollectible. How to Enforce a Judgment Through Estate Distribution. Once satisfied, funds may be distributed to the judgment debtor.

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If a Judgment Debtor Is a Beneficiary of an Estate, You Can Have the Distribution Sent to You Instead

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When the usual steps, such as levying the debtor’s bank account and garnishing the debtor’s wages, result in little success recovering monies owed , the judgment may seem uncollectible. How to Enforce a Judgment Through Estate Distribution. Once satisfied, funds may be distributed to the judgment debtor.

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Domesticating Your Foreign Judgments with Skilled Collections Attorney Alan M. Cohen

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Obtaining a Massachusetts judgment is a straightforward process under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, and one that the Law Offices of Alan M. 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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Debt Collection of Medical Judgments in New York to Become Further Limited By S6522A

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Recently, the New York Senate approved Senate Bill S6522A, introduced in May 2021, which provides an exception to some of New York’s judgment enforcement tools. The exceptions sought would apply to money judgments obtained by most medical providers. Lien on Property. Medical providers would lose this remedy to collect.

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Domesticating Your Foreign Judgments with Skilled Collections Attorney Alan M. Cohen

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How We Can File Foreign Judgments for Domestication By Registration Obtaining a Massachusetts judgment is a straightforward process under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, and one that the Law Offices of Alan M. We file your judgment with the court clerk, who will then give notice to your debtor.