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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. For commercial judgment debtors, although an unintended consequence, an exemption of $2,850 is applied.

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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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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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What Business Owners Need to Know About Their Foreign Judgment Rights

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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. The first step should be finding someone who can be in your corner and fight to collect your bad debts until they either collect the bad debt or no one else can. Wage Garnishments.

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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.

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How Aggressive Collections Attorneys Can Aid in Massachusetts Debt Recovery

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Have you lost all hope of recovering a long-overdue debt? You’ve tried everything in your power, but the debtor doesn’t respond or keeps making excuses to buy more time. You might be preparing to write off these dues as bad debts — but there is still light at the end of the tunnel. Why Hire a Collections Attorney?

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Domesticating and Enforcing Your Foreign Judgments With a Massachusetts Collections Attorney

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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.