Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey

Re: judgement levy

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Re: judgement levy

Your wife can avoid having this money taken but must act quickly to do that.

If the creditor has your address, you should soon receive a notice that the creditor has applied to the court to have the funds turned over. However, your wife should contact the court because the notice will only be sent to your last known address which may be outdated. Contact the bank to find out which court office or sheriff made the levy. Contact the officer to find out the details of which court is handling the levy. Your wife will then need to file a certification that the money is her individual property and not your property or marital property.

Do not assume that because the bank has your address that the creditor does. The bank and court officer acted on the basis of name and SSAN. Your current address would not have been releases. That is why the bank mails you a notice too. If you don't contact the court, the next thing you know may be that the account has been charged what is due.

It may be best for your wife to get a lawyer to help with this. If you don't do it correctly, the court will order the bank to pay the funds and then your wife will have to go to court to try to get the money back. That will certainly involve a lawyer.

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