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Utilizing ex parte attachments for Massachusetts commercial debt collection

Collections Law

Securing an ex parte attachment to obtain pre-judgment security as part of a collections lawsuit can help to alleviate these concerns. One such strategy is the use of ex parte attachments. What is an ex parte attachment? In an “ex parte” attachment, the court rules on the creditor’s application alone.

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Utilizing ex parte attachments for Massachusetts commercial debt collection

Collections Law

Securing an ex parte attachment to obtain pre-judgment security as part of a collections lawsuit can help to alleviate these concerns. One such strategy is the use of ex parte attachments. What is an ex parte attachment? In an “ex parte” attachment, the court rules on the creditor’s application alone.

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Collecting on a debt through a real estate attachment

Collections Law

If your debtor owns real estate in Massachusetts, a real estate attachment could be just the tool you need. When can you use a real estate attachment? Real estate attachments are a type of pre-judgment attachment. That means you secure the asset before you receive the judgment against the debtor.

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Does your debtor own a cash business?

Collections Law

We seek to freeze a debtor’s assets prior to obtaining a judgment so that there is an identifiable resource from which to get you paid. Once you get that judgment, we seek leave of the court to direct the person or entity which is holding the debtor’s seized assets to pay you. At the Law Offices of Alan M.

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Pre- vs. post-judgment collections: What is the difference?

Collections Law

The first major question we must ask is whether we will pursue an attachment to the debtors assets before we have a judgment from the court, known as a prejudgment attachment. Our other option is to wait until after we receive the judgment from the court, known as post-judgment collection. Cohen LLC.

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3 ways you can collect on a bad corporate check

Collections Law

Personal liability for a bad corporate check Under Massachusetts law, you may sue anyone who has signed a check with insufficient funds, including the company named on the check. With smaller companies, the person signing the check is often one of the principals of the business.

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Recovering Bad Debts With an Aggressive Collections Attorney

Collections Law

Even when the court successfully rules in your favor, you are not guaranteed timely payment of either a Massachusetts judgment or a foreign judgment. Many others wait until post judgment to assess whether a debtor will pay or not and post judgment initiate debt recovery efforts, but not us. Real Estate Attachments.