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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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CNN interviewed Jocelyn Nager New York Debt Collection Lawyer

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Enforcing Judgments against bank accounts An easy way to enforce a judgment in New York is to restrain bank accounts. Here’s how it works: A judgment creditor would issue a restraining notice to the bank. The Marshal and/or Sheriff could serve the bank.

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

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There is no state as liberal as New York when it comes to commercial debt collection and the enforcement of judgments against commercial entities. New York Civil Practice and Rules Article 52 grants the judgment creditor many liberties and privileges when it comes to enforcing a judgment.

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How to Collect on a Judgment in New York

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Is your New York judgment valid? If so, you will need to know how to collect on a judgment so it can get you paid. Article 52 of New York State Civil Practice Law and Rules authorizes judgment enforcement in New York. Once the judgment is entered, you must provide the requisite notice of entry, if required.

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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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The Law Offices of Alan M Cohen LLC has experience domesticating and enforcing foreign judgments for out-of-state creditors using both registration and domestication through litigation. Once domesticated, we can use a series of collection methods, such as property attachments and injunctions, to make sure you get paid.

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Using Your Debtor’s Assets to Secure Judgment Collections

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Winning your case in court is often the easy part of the legal debt collection process; it’s collecting your payment post-judgment where things get challenging and require a bit of strategy. Finding Your Debtor’s Assets. From here, we can determine which of our collection methods will be most effective for your scenario.