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Filing an Out-of-State Final Default Judgment in New York

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Domesticating an out-of-state judgment is easier in New York when the out-of-state court awarded the judgment “on the merits,” meaning the defendant appeared in the case. Filing an out-of-state default judgment—a judgment awarded when the defendant did not appear—is a bit more timely and challenging. But what happens when the defendant appears earlier in the case, and then never appears again, and the judgment you receive says “Final Default Judgment.” What are your optio