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  • Enforcing Sister-State Judgments in New York
    Enforcing Sister-State Judgments in New York

    In a nutshell, Article 54 of the New York CPLR sets forth the procedure to simply register a judgment entered in another state. So long as the foreign court had jurisdiction to enter that judgment, it ...

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  • What Happens to Judgment Enforcement upon Death?
    What Happens to Judgment Enforcement upon Death?

    Statutes relating to the enforcement of money judgments require careful reading and analysis. The below fairly summarizes CPLR § 5208 [Enforcement after death of judgment debtor; leave of court; ...

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  • What is a Judgment Lien?
    What is a Judgment Lien?

    A judgment lien is created after the entry of a judgment . If you've been sued and lost the case by default (you didn't formally respond) or you lost on the merits, you are the judgment debtor. Your ...

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  • How the Homestead Exemption Works in New York
    How the Homestead Exemption Works in New York

    The Homestead Exemption law in New York, as detailed in § 5206, safeguards a person's primary residence from being used to satisfy a monetary judgment. The government's policy in implementing the ...

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