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  • Can a Debt Collector Place a Lien on my Home? Yes, Here's How.
    Can a Debt Collector Place a Lien on my Home? Yes, Here's How.

    Yes. Creditors who have obtained judgments for unpaid debts can register these judgments to create liens against real property. This is a separate process from banks obtaining mortgage liens, which ...

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  • Pursued Twice for the Same Debt? Assert Your Rights Immediately!
    Pursued Twice for the Same Debt? Assert Your Rights Immediately!

    Attempted Garnishment after Satisfaction of Judgment: A Case Study In one matter, our client wasn't sued twice but was garnished twice, which also happens. Originally, he hadn't been served properly, ...

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  • Receive a Notice of Garnishment? Here's a Summary of the Law
    Receive a Notice of Garnishment? Here's a Summary of the Law

    You have likely reached this blog after having received a Notice of Garnishment from a Marshal (i.e., Marshal Bienstock , Daly , Moses , or Biegel ) or Sheriff threatening a wage garnishment . This ...

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  • Two Basic Ways to Obtain a Default Judgment in New York: Clerk & Judge
    Two Basic Ways to Obtain a Default Judgment in New York: Clerk & Judge

    What exactly is a “default” in law? A “default” is defined as “an omission, or a failure to do that which is anticipated, expected, or required in a given situation." (Legaldictionary.com). Failing to ...

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  • Creditor Freeze your Bank Account? Here's How it Happened.
    Creditor Freeze your Bank Account? Here's How it Happened.

    Restraining Notices: What Are They & How Do They Work? Under New York CPLR § 5222, once a creditor has gotten a judgment for a debt, it has the right to use something called a "restraining notice" to ...

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