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Rhode Island Collections-Creditors Rights FAQs

  • What is a "Voluntary" Compliance?
    Very often a judgment debtor will pay the money owed to a judgment creditor and thus satisfy the money judgment. If the judgment debtor does not pay, the judgment … more
  • What is a Judgment Lien?
    A lien is a charge, security or encumbrance on a piece of property. A judgment creditor can place a lien on both the real and personal property of the judgment debtor. … more
  • What is an Execution and Levy?
    Execution of a money judgment is obtained through a legal process of enforcing the judgment by seizure and subsequent sale of the property owned by a judgment debtor.
  • What is a Wage Garnishment?
    A form of execution and levy, a legal process of enforcing a money judgment by directing the employer of a judgment debtor to pay a portion (typically up to 25% for a … more
  • What if the debtor refuses to pay?
    When a judgment debtor refuses to pay a money judgment, a judgment creditor typically will proceed with both judgment liens and execution to enforce the judgment.

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