What tools are available to a collections attorney to seek to enforce a judgment?
There are a variety of legal tools that a collections attorney can use to seek to enforce a judgment on behalf of a judgment creditor. In New York a judgment debtor can be compelled to answer written questions or participate in an oral examination under oath regarding the identity and location of the debtor’s assets. The sheriff or marshal can be instructed to seize the debtor’s bank accounts and execute and sell other assets, such as business equipment, vehicles, and real estate, among others. There are other devices that can be employed depending on the nature of the debtor’s assets.
There are a variety of legal tools that a collections attorney can use to seek to enforce a judgment on behalf of a judgment creditor. In New York a collections attorney can serve restraining notices and information subpoenas upon banks holding or believed to hold accounts of the judgment debtor, and upon third parties that owe the debtor money (such as the debtor’s customers or clients). In New York a judgment debtor can be compelled to answer written questions under oath or to participate in an oral examination under oath regarding the identity and location of the debtor’s assets. The sheriff or marshal can be instructed to seize the debtor’s bank accounts and execute and sell other assets, such as business equipment, vehicles, and real estate, among others. There are other devices that can be employed depending on the nature of the debtor’s assets.
