If you have an out of state judgment that you want to collect in New Jersey, we can help.
The judgment needs to be submitted to the Superior Court of New Jersey with an affidavit that we will prepare for entry, together with the filing fee. Then it can be enforced against the New Jersey judgment debtor’s assets. Once it is entered in New Jersey, there is no defense that can be asserted in the New Jersey courts against it. Rather, the judgment debtor must seek to set the judgment aside in the original out of state court.
Entry of the judgment places a judgment lien on all of the judgment debtor’s assets within the State of New Jersey.
It is helpful if you have a bank account number for the judgment debtor. Then we can have a writ of execution issued, which will allow the county sheriff to serve it on the bank and levy the account of the judgment debtor. Then we must file a turnover motion to have the bank release the money to our office. Then we can forward the funds to you.
As an experienced New Jersey litigation attorney, I have had great success with this process, collecting $75,000.00 on one bank levy in a recent case very quickly.
If you do not have bank account information, then we can serve the judgment debtor with an information subpoena, which requires disclosure of assets and income. If the judgment debtor fails to comply, we can move for an order enforcing litigants rights, followed by issuance of an arrest warrant if needed.
We can also conduct a search of county land records to discover ownership of real estate by the judgment debtor. We also have access to various databases to determine assets.
Give me a call today so we can get started on the collection of your foreign judgment in New Jersey.
