Once a decree enforcing the foreign judgment has been obtained from the Myanmar courts, it may be executed by attachment and sale of any property, by arrest and detention in prison, garnishee order and application for examination
of judgment debtors.
The Ontario Superior Court recently recognized a novel way for judgment creditors to move for a sale
of their judgment debtors» property, outside of the sheriff's sale process set out in the Execution Act.
Just before Christmas the Ontario Court of Appeal released a split, 3 - 2, decision in a case that pitted the privacy rights
of judgment debtors against the execution rights of judgment creditors.
The right
of a judgment debtor to accelerate payment of part or all of the death benefit or special surrender value under a life insurance policy, as authorized by paragraph one of subsection (a) of one thousand one hundred thirteen of the insurance law [* see below], or to enter into a viatical settlement pursuant to the provisions of article seventy - eight of the insurance law, is exempt from application to the satisfaction of a money judgment.
Would you like some new and inexpensive ways to: prove that an ex-spouse can afford to pay child support, find a disgruntled former employee who knows where the skeletons are hidden, locate assets
of a judgment debtor, serve process when you don't have a current address, identify an expert witness, find lost heirs, or uncover bias in potential jurors?
Where the Jersey Court has in personam jurisdiction over the judgment debtor, such disclosure orders could be granted in respect
of a judgment debtor's worldwide assets, even if only assets within the jurisdiction had been frozen **.
Yet, the plaintiffs have not sought the recognition and enforcement of their foreign judgment in the place
of their judgment debtor's residence or place of business and, instead, have come to Ontario arguing that the assets nominally held by a stranger to the foreign Judgment should be made available to satisfy it.
[81]... In an age of electronic international banking, funds once in the hands
of a judgment debtor can quickly leave a jurisdiction...
However, in Rickard, the Court of Appeal has now clarified the law on this point by concluding that a twenty - first century application of the statutory power to appoint a receiver by way of equitable execution should not preclude that receiver's appointment over a legal interest in the property
of a judgment debtor.
$ 11 million dollar judgment in creditor's bill proceeding against customer
of a judgment debtor in a trade secret matter.
To enforce the judgment, the judgment creditor may seek an order from the court to have the appropriate authority seize property
of the judgment debtor in order to satisfy the judgment.
Not exact matches
The presbyters must be tenderhearted, merciful toward all, turning back [the sheep] who have gone astray, visiting the sick, not neglecting widow or orphan or poor man, abstaining from all anger, respect
of persons, unrighteous
judgment, being far from all love
of money, not hastily believing [anything] against any one, not stern in
judgment, knowing that we are all
debtors because
of sin.7
He said in a statement at the time that: ``... I have this morning 4th November, 2016 filed an application at the Supreme Court for leave to examine the
judgment debtor as the citizen public interest plaintiff in favour
of whom the case was decided for the Republic
of Ghana.»
Included in this legislation is a new exemption from the satisfaction
of a money
judgment for a vehicle not exceeding $ 4,000 above the
debtor's liens and encumbrances ($ 10,000 for a vehicle equipped for use by a disabled person) and a raise
of the bankruptcy exemption accordingly.
«I would like to assure all public spirited Ghanaians that should I be given the opportunity to examine the
Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in Court the good people
of Ghana will hear and see the beneficiaries
of the unconstitutional
judgment debt in the NDC and this Government,» Mr Amidu stated in his application which he filed on November 10.
The filed
Judgment is a LIEN against any / all real property owned by the
DEBTOR and located in Erie County, for a period
of 10 years from date
of entry
of judgment in the original court.
If the
DEBTOR fails to pay within 30 days
of the date
of judgment date (and files no appeal), the CREDITOR may request a SHERIFF»S EXECUTION from the COUNTY CLERK»S OFFICE giving the Sheriff's Department full authority to seize money or property as payment toward the
Judgment.
In spite
of the concerted argument
of both the looter Government and unconstitutional lootee (now styled
judgment debtor), the Supreme Court has granted my application to examine the lootee / unconstitutional
judgment debtor on 24th November 2016.
Exemption laws have been enacted by every state as well as the federal government to protect the property
of debtors against the claims
of judgment creditors and, once a bankruptcy case is filed, the trustee.
Under New York law, a
judgment creditor may then garnish 10 %
of gross wages, put a lien against real estate (but not actually sell the real estate, if it is the
debtor's residence, in most cases) and seize bank accounts if the balance is over $ 1,740.00.
While 93 percent
of people who are sued for credit card mistakenly do not respond to a summons for credit card and end up with a default
judgment against them (according to the New York Times article mentioned below), there is plenty
of hope for any «guilty»
debtor who answers a credit card debt summons.
For example, a government - backed loan in default can subject the borrower to an administrative wage garnishment (that is, a garnishment without the creditor first obtaining a court
judgment)
of 15 %
of disposable income, and this would be in addition to any state law garnishment by another creditor (under New York law,
of several creditors have
judgments against a
debtor, only one at a time can garnish 10 %
of wages, but a government student loan can be imposed on top
of a state law garnishment.A borrower can also lose tax refunds if in default on a government student loan.
The tools that creditors may use to enforce
judgments vary from state to state, and California allows one
of the worst ones, at least from a
debtor's point
of view: wage garnishment.
The actual text
of the statute regarding accounts with direct deposits
of exempt funds refers to the «
judgment debtor's account», singular.
In order to seize property owned by a
debtor to satisfy a debt, you must first file a lawsuit proving the debt claim in order to obtain a
judgment of the court for satisfaction
of the debt.
In general, the last collection resort for lenders is filing a lawsuit and, if a court
judgment is granted, the lender can garnish a portion
of the
debtor's wages, which may force an eventual bankruptcy filing.
Once a creditor is armed with a
judgment order
of a court
of legal jurisdiction, the creditor can proceed to attach or seize assets
of the
debtor, but only under legal procedures and guidance.
Prior to entry
of judgment on a consumer credit transaction, the creditor may not attach unpaid earnings
of the
debtor by garnishment.
Notwithstanding the garnishment procedure otherwise applicable after
judgment, with respect to a consumer credit transaction, the amount
of unpaid earnings
of the
debtor subject to garnishment shall not exceed the lesser
of:
These exceptions could be broadly categorized as (1) debts owed to the government or subject to a court order, such as certain tax debts or child support obligations; and (2) debts incurred through some fault
of the
debtor, such as those arising from civil
judgments for fraud or other injury.
If you have questions or need more information about enforcing a
judgment, visit the Self Help Center or check the
Debtor / Creditor page
of this site.
If you choose not to follow the Protocol, you issue proceedings and either your
debtor is familiar with the Protocol or instructs solicitors who are, then the following sanctions can be imposed by the court: - • An order staying the proceedings which also requires compliance with the Protocol; • An order that if you have not complied you pay the costs
of the proceedings or part
of the costs
of the other side even if you obtain
judgment in your favour; • An order that those costs are paid on a more stringent basis known as an indemnity basis; • An order depriving the party who is at fault
of any entitlement to interest or alternatively awarding interest at a reduced rate; • Depending on who is at fault the court can also order payment
of a higher interest rate
of up to 10 % above base rate.
In reaching this decision, the Jersey Royal Court has demonstrated not only that it will take an innovative and pragmatic approach to ensure that freezing orders are effectively policed, but also that it will assist foreign courts in the enforcement
of judgments by ordering
judgment debtors within its jurisdiction to make disclosure
of their worldwide assets.
If the
debtor does not pay the amount
of a Small Claims Court
judgment and does not work out a payment plan, a creditor must wait 30 days from the date
of the
judgment before using other legal means to collect.
If the
debtor does not file an appeal, the creditor can then use legal means to collect the amount
of the
judgment.
10) For the purposes
of the free movement
of judgments,
judgments given in a Member State bound by this Regulation should be recognised and enforced in another Member State bound by this Regulation, even if the
judgment debtor is domiciled in a third State.
Rule 12 is amended to provide that the
judgment debtor, rather than the clerk, must mail notice to the
judgment creditor
of a motion that a
judgment be deemed satisfied.
Where notice is given to the
debtor, there are a limited number
of defences available to the
judgment debtor.
up private litigation where it promotes the use
of legal machinery to oppress: as, for example, to so discord in a family; [Footnote 20] to expose infirmities in land titles, as by hunting up claims
of adverse possession; [Footnote 21] to harass large companies through a multiplicity
of small claims; [Footnote 22] or to oppress
debtors as by seeking out unsatisfied
judgments.
the
judgment debtor did not carry on business or ordinarily reside in the jurisdiction in which the
judgment was granted, and did not appear or submit to the jurisdiction
of that court in the proceedings;
The Interpretation Bulletins allow for the acceptance
of an affidavit by a
judgment debtor, where the amount
of the writ
of seizure does not exceed $ 50,000.
If the
judgment debtor has assets in Dubai, the
judgment creditor can now apply to the DIFC Court for referral
of the DIFC Court
judgment to the Dubai Courts for enforcement, through the enforcement section
of the Dubai Courts (the Execution Court).
«I am not prepared to adopt, as the defendant's argue, a blanket principle that an Ontario court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a common law action to recognize and enforce a foreign
judgment against an out -
of - jurisdiction
judgment debtor in the absence
of a showing that the defendant has some real and substantial connection to Ontario or currently possesses assets in Ontario... No jurisprudence binding on me has expressly placed a gloss on that ability to assume jurisdiction by requiring the plaintiff to demonstrate that the non-resident
judgment debtor defendant otherwise has a real and substantial connection with Ontario.»
3 Sept. 6, 2013)(unpublished), the trial judge entered a $ 50,660.75
judgment even though the circumstances demonstrated that
judgment debtor's full performance might have resulted in a
judgment of only $ 19,423.78 under a settlement structured through a held stipulation for
judgment arrangement.
No doubt that practical commercial reality accounts for the paucity
of Canadian cases in this area —
judgment creditors tend to go forward only in those jurisdictions where little doubt exists that their
judgment debtors possess assets.
Represented founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer
of a distributor
of consumer electronics with gross revenues
of approximately $ 20 million in connection with all facets
of companies» Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, including critical strategic planning with respect to $ 45 million federal court
judgment against
Debtor - companies and their President.
Conventional efforts to collect on a
judgment — identifying and executing on a
debtor's property — is increasingly ineffective in the face
of sophisticated methods open to litigants to conceal, transfer and structure assets and commercial activities across multiple jurisdictions.
The Supreme Court
of Canada has recently stated in Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje that a party seeking enforcement
of a
judgment in Ontario does not have to show a real and substantial connection between Ontario and the foreign
judgment debtor.
These are in addition to examination in aid
of execution (formerly called a
judgment debtor examination), garnishment proceedings and seizure and sale
of land.
Entered nondischargeability
judgments against bankruptcy
debtors after having previously represented the creditor in a Superior Court trial to
judgment against the same
debtors for theft
of trade secrets.