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Category Archives: Judgments

Post-Judgment Subpoenas to Compel Debtor Depositions

As a judgment creditor, you may have won your lawsuit, but getting the debtor to pay up can be an arduous process. In New York, creditors have several tools at their disposal to try to collect money from judgment debtors. These include post-judgment subpoenas to…

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Intervening in a judgment debtor’s lawsuit to levy on settlement proceeds

After you win a lawsuit and obtain a judgment against a defendant, you may face a second battle getting the defendant to pay up. Fortunately, New York law provides several options for judgment creditors to collect money owed to them by judgment debtors. These include…

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How To Domesticate an Out-of-State Judgment in New York

Say your client has obtained a judgment against a debtor in another state. If the judgment debtor has assets in New York, attaching the judgment to those assets may be an effective way for your client to enforce the judgment and collect on the debt.…

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Restraining Notices: What Are They, And What To Do If You Receive One

Once a judgment is entered, a plaintiff/judgment creditor can use an array of legal tools to try and collect the money owed from the defendant/judgment debtor. One such tool is a restraining notice. A restraining notice requires a person or entity to refrain from paying…

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Judgments as Liens on Real Property: How Does Your Client Get Paid?

If your client is awarded a judgment in a civil matter in New York State, the other party (known as the judgment debtor) might not pay up. A judgment lien can be placed on the judgment debtor’s real property to help ensure your client gets…

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Collecting from a third party who owes money to your judgment debtor

As a judgment creditor with a money judgment in New York, you have options for collecting the money owed to you and satisfying the debt. If you know that a third party owes or will owe money to your judgment debtor, New York law provides for a…

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