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Which Funds Are Exempt From Judgment Enforcement?

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When considering what funds are exempt from judgment enforcement and the reach of judgment creditors, New York and the federal government draw a line between enforcing judgments against consumers and enforcing judgments against commercial entities. Social security disability (SSD).

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A Good Collection Attorney Knows How to Benefit From New York’s Liberal Judgment Enforcement Policies

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You have knowledge of the debtor’s financial institution and so your attorney issues an information subpoena with a restraining notice to the financial institution to see if any funds are being held. Your attorney must then file a motion to turn over funds with the court and serve a copy upon the debtor and the bank.

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Is It Worth It To Domesticate a Judgment In New York?

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Consider the following: Except for judgments obtained for medical services, New York is extremely liberal when it comes to judgment enforcement. The New York Civil Rules of Civil Procedure allow collection attorneys to execute judgments right away. A New York judgment acts as a lien on real property for 10 years.

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Unleash the power of Rule 69 to help you collect on your judgment

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Cohen & Associates LLC, our Massachusetts commercial collections attorneys have over 50 years of experience in aggressive, relentless, effective and commercial debt collection including but not limited to judgment enforcement and domestication. Under Rule 69, a creditor has the right to conduct discovery into a debtor’s financials.

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Can a Debtor Get Their Money Back?

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After finally collecting the monies owed to you through debt collection litigation, the debtor wants their money back. Can a debtor really get their money back? If the demand is not productive, you needed to sue and wait for judgment. Only once the judgment is entered can you collect the monies through judgment enforcement.

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CNN interviewed Jocelyn Nager New York Debt Collection Lawyer

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Turnover of the funds, restrained or frozen, depends upon whether the judgment debtor is the sole owner of the account, the balance in the account, and the source of the funds. The Sheriff or Marshal will not enter a private home to seize assets belonging to an individual judgment debtor. Seizing personal property Ms.

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Finding the money after a judgment: Using a supplementary process to locate hidden assets

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You’ve gone through the trouble of obtaining a judgment against a debtor, yet here you are, now facing the frustration of having to find money to collect. The debtor seems to have vanished, taking their assets with them. If the debtor fails to appear, the court may issue a capias warrant, leading to their arrest.