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

FFGN COLLECT NY

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.

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

FFGN COLLECT NY

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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Arizona State Court Issues Show Cause Order: Will Review Constitutionality of Arizona Protection from Predatory Debt Collection Act

Troutman Sanders

The Act has been touted as a way to protect Arizonans with medical debt from bankruptcy and set new exemption limits on property subject to debt collection and decreased the portion of a judgment debtor’s income that is subject to garnishment. The plaintiffs, led by the Arizona Creditors Bar Association Inc.,

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

Collections Law

How is a bank attachment different than garnishment? While both bank attachments and garnishments are methods of debt collection, they have significant differences. Garnishment: A garnishment involves deducting money from the debtor’s wages and is used more often when the creditor is an individual, not a business.

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

Collections Law

To register your out of state judgment in Massachusetts, you will need an exemplified copy of the out-of-state judgment, as well as an affidavit stating that you are the holder of the judgment and that it remains unsatisfied, whether in part or in whole. Litigation.

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

FFGN COLLECT NY

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

Collections Law

Registration To register your out of state judgment in Massachusetts, you will need an exemplified copy of the out-of-state judgment, as well as an affidavit stating that you are the holder of the judgment and that it remains unsatisfied, whether in part or in whole.