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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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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.

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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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How a Foreign Judgment Is Enforced in Massachusetts

Collections Law

If you are an out-of-state business dealing with a delinquent debtor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it’s a much more straightforward process than you might think to domesticate your judgment. However, it is still an uphill battle to have such a judgment enforced. The Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC Will Fight For You.

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Recovering Bad Debts With an Aggressive Collections Attorney

Collections Law

When we file suit, where appropriate we seek the following types of pre-judgment security: Ex Parte Bank Attachments. Where we know through our clients where the debtor banks, we may seek to obtain ex parte attachments on these accounts to make sure they don’t transfer the money to try to get out of paying off their obligations.

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Using Your Debtor’s Assets to Secure Judgment Collections

Collections Law

One is through post-judgment discovery, where we work to follow your debtor’s money trail to find any assets that they may be attempting to hide. We request information about any bank accounts, real estate, inventory, vehicles, or other valuable property, and the debtor must provide full information about the assets.

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Domesticating and Enforcing Your Foreign Judgments With a Massachusetts Collections Attorney

Collections Law

As we have helped and represented numerous foreign judgment creditors over more than three decades, we have a sound understanding of the procedural rules and Massachusetts law pertaining to foreign judgment enforcement. This helps by ensuring that these assets are available to pay for your debt claim once you win the case.