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judgment debtor

One who has had a judgment rendered against him or her. The original claim did not have to arise out of a debt—it could have been an automobile accident, a promissory note, an award in a divorce case,or something similar.

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MARITIME ATTACHMENT: AN EXPANDED REMEDY FOR OVERSEAS JUDGMENT CREDITORS

For the above, therefore, two matters must be considered before a husband can be deemed a stranger to the suit and thus can file an independent civil action: (a) whether the obligation of the judgment debtor spouse redounded to the benefit of the conjugal partnership or not; and (b) the character of the property must be taken into account.

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29 allows the court to order "any property" of the judgment debtor, not exempt from execution, to be applied toward satisfaction of the judgment.

Post-judgment collection: stepping into the shoes of the judgment debtor in claims against third parties

Florida's statute provides that a "charging order constitutes a lien upon a judgment debtor's transferable interest and requires the limited liability company to pay over to the judgment creditor a distribution that would otherwise be paid to the judgment debtor [Fla.

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a) On application by a judgment creditor of a member or transferee, a court may enter a charging order against the transferable interest of the judgment debtor for the unsatisfied amount of the judgment.

Charging orders: the peculiar mechanism

A ruling that is final, due and payable doesn't mean a judgment debtor is automatically required to pay it.

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The new law, among other things, authorizes the Labor Commissioner to use any of the existing remedies available to a judgment creditor and to act as a levying officer when enforcing a judgment pursuant to a writ of execution; and issue a notice of levy if the levy is for a deposit, credits, money or property in the possession or under the control of a bank or savings and loan association or for an account receivable or other general intangible owed to the judgment debtor by an account debtor.

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If the Committee grants the party with the exemption or deferment, the applicable court fees and insurance deposits will be payable by the judgment debtor.

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The ten statutory grounds for non-recognition are the only defenses available to a judgment debtor.

In case where investors seek to enforce $122 million Moroccan judgment in Texas, Fifth Circuit reviews whether district court correctly refused to recognize the judgment based on Morocco's purported lack of judicial safeguards

Pursuant to your question (as per my understanding), it may be noted that since you have secured an order of payment of the outstanding rent for the leased premises, you have the right to execute or enforce the order against the judgment debtor, which in your case is the tenant.

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2001), in which we held that a judgment creditor's covenant not to execute on a judgment debtor's assets does "not extinguish the underlying liability" of the judgment debtor for compensatory damages.