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  • Protective Order against Judgment Enforcement: New York
    Protective Order against Judgment Enforcement: New York

    Judgment debtors may turn to CPLR § 5240 to seek relief against the harsh effects of aggressive judgment enforcement. Located in a "centralized location" in Article 52, CPLR § 5240 may grant a debtor ...

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  • Time Limit to Vacate Your Default Judgment: New York
    Time Limit to Vacate Your Default Judgment: New York

    Building upon yesterday's blog post " Need to Vacate a Default Judgment ?" this post discusses the time limits to do so. The General Rule: Within One Year of Knowledge of the Judgment In short, when ...

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  • Need to Vacate a Default Judgment? Include Good "Excuses" for Not Defending
    Need to Vacate a Default Judgment? Include Good "Excuses" for Not Defending

    Do you need to stop judgment-enforcement activity (i.e. wage garnishment or bank restraint)? Do you need to seek relief against the judgment (i.e. have it "vacated")? New York law (CPLR § 5015) ...

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