Payment Of Judgment In New York
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After the Lawsuit Sometimes, the court may mandate the debt collector to notify the borrower of the court proceedings to collect the debt. The debtor will then wait for at least 15 days of notifying the borrower before filing the wage garnishment order.
How Long Are Judgments Valid in New York? Judgments are valid for 20 years and may be extended once for an additional period of 10 years. To extend a judgment for an extra ten (10) years, the Judgment Creditor must make written application to the court that issued the original judgment.
You should contact an enforcement officer in the county where the judgment debtor has property. If you do not know where the judgment debtor has property, then contact an enforcement officer in the county where the judgment debtor resides.
A judgment lien existing against real property at the time of a judgment debtor's death shall expire two years thereafter or ten years after filing of the judgment-roll, whichever is later. Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version.
The statute of limitations for collecting on a New York judgment is 20 years, which starts the day the judgment creditor is first able to collect on the judgment.
In order to start enforcing a judgment, the judgment must be “entered.” Entry occurs after the clerk of the court signs and files the judgment. If you appeared in person (without an attorney) and you are the winner, you may ask the clerk to prepare and enter (record) a judgment in your favor.
You can follow the procedure below for each person or corporation that must be served: Go to Notice of Entry to download the form. Complete the Notice of Entry form. Make several copies of the judgment and Notice of Entry. Attach a copy of the judgment to the completed Notice of Entry form.
Bank accounts, including bank names, account numbers, and account type (savings or checking) Brokerage accounts and securities holdings, including company names and account numbers. Real estate holdings, including addresses. Vehicles owned, including the makes, models, years, and license plate numbers.
A plaintiff can seek before the clerk a default judgment based on the initial non-appearance of the defendant in cases where both: The plaintiff makes the application within one year of the defendant's default. The claim is for either: – a sum certain; or – a sum that can be made certain by computation. (CPLR 3215(a).)
