article thumbnail

Domestication of Foreign Judgments 101

Jimerson Firm

Judgment creditors are often faced with the question of how to collect an out-of-state judgment (also commonly referred to as a foreign judgment) in Florida. Once the foreign judgment is domesticated, the judgment creditor may pursue post-judgment collections efforts in Florida. 55.501, Fla. 55.505, Fla.

article thumbnail

All About Wage Garnishment and Credit Collections – 2023 Updated

Direct Recovery

Wage garnishments are the ultimate threat posed by every debt collection scenario, but finding yourself on the wrong end of one doesn’t have to be a financial death sentence. Legal notices soon follow, along with a court judgment taking a big chunk of your paycheck. This can be done legally by obtaining a court order.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Judgement Collection in Florida: Garnishment of Bank Accounts

Jimerson Firm

When a judgment creditor in Florida attempts to collect on a judgment involving an individual, one mechanism for doing so is through a garnishment action of the judgment debtor’s bank account. Florida has a statutory garnishment process that judgment creditors must follow.

article thumbnail

Calculating Wages for Garnishment

FFGN COLLECT NY

On December 31, 2021, Governor Hochul signed the Fair Consumer Judgment Interest Act into law. This amended the post-judgment interest rate on all judgments against consumers from 9% to 2%, effective April 30, 2022. An income execution (also known as a garnishment) is another manner of collecting a money judgment.

article thumbnail

The Difference Between Post Judgment Collection Attachment and Garnishment — How Both Can Benefit You in Debt Recovery

Collections Law

Cohen LLC is the answer to one of the most challenging aspects of running a business — tracking down delinquent debtors who refuse to pay. Debtors will try any way they possibly can to retain higher valued items and shield those assets from a possible litigation. The How’s and Why’s of Garnishments.

article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case

Troutman Sanders

As background, in 2002, the debtor and her then-spouse jointly filed a “no asset” Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Five months after the debtor received her discharge, Metris Companies assigned the credit card debt to Florida Credit Research, which sued the debtor in state court and received a judgment in its favor.