Tuesday, November 15, 2011

How To Enforce Judgment Collections New York

By Noelle Brennan


Dealing with credit has always been a risky proposition however the recent economic woes has created a large number of individuals who are not able to meet their financial commitments, this has in turned forced creditors to seek legal remedies for these situations. When trying to enforce judgment collections New York, it is very important to understand how to proceed.

Experts recommend that creditors will need to be ready to act quickly if they hope to achieve compensation for their claim. After the judge has made their ruling the debtor will have a specific number of days to make full restitution to the lender, after the last day has expired and there is no reply from the person owing the debt the lender must send a demand for payment letter via registered mail to the address of the the defendant.

These letters must clearly state the name of the person, how much is owed and that it's due right away. Some individuals prefer to get help from a law firm to send the letter under the firms letterhead, the premise behind this approach is the debtor may be more willing to pay if they see correspondence from a lawyer than just a individual.

In the event the collection letter does not work then an individual can ask for assistance from the sheriff, the sheriff is legal authorized to seize the property of the debtor provided it can be proven that property belongs solely to that person. However there is a fee for this service and proof of the existence of these items must be provided in order for the sheriff to act on it.

If the sheriff is not able to acquire the property needed to satisfy the debt outstanding then the lender can petition to have the wages of the defendant garnished. This will require that the creditor know where the person works and a judge will rule in their favor.

Since all these steps are labor intensive there are times when it just makes better sense to enlist the help of a business that is specialized in judgment collections New York. They have the resources and expertise needed to achieve a desirable outcome.




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