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Just got paper work says: a judgment has been entered against you in August 2010. What do I do now?
ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS
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Limitations period.
The statute of limitations is 20 years for
New Jersey judgments (
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-5 (2011)
;
Giordano v. Wolcott, 134 A.2d 593, 594 (N.J. Super. Ct. App.
Div. 1957)
). For foreign judgments, the statute of limitations
is the shorter of 20 years or the length of time to enforce the
judgment in the foreign jurisdiction (
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-5
(2011)
). The statute of limitations is 20 years for an execution
concerning real estate, goods and chattel (
N.J. Stat. Ann. §
2A:17-3 (2011)
).
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Accrual date.
The statute of limitations accrues on the entry of
judgment in the district court for New Jersey judgments (
N.J.
Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-5 (2011)
;
Giordano, at 595
). The statute of
limitations accrues for executions on the execution's entry (
N.J.
Stat. Ann. § 2A:17-3 (2011)
).
http://www.kelleydrye.com/publications/articles/1508/_res/id=Files/index=0/1508.pdf
First off thank you for your help website is down now so let's assume I owe it do I contact the attorney who filed against me and try to pay it or do I contact the original debt holder ? I don't want my pay to be garnish