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To domesticate a foreign judgment, you will need to obtain a certified copy of the divorce judgment from the country of issue and petition to the New Jersey Superior Court: Family Part through an affidavit to honor and therefore enforce the judgment.

If the money is not collected (liens) Request to have the judgment recorded as a lien against any real estate the debtor owns. Once the judgment is recorded in the Superior Court, the debtor cannot sell with clear title any real estate owned in New Jersey until the debt is paid.

A judgment stays on your credit report for seven years, although in some cases ? such as bankruptcy ? the judgment can stay for as long as 10 years, and it does not matter what type of loan the judgment relates to: a car loan, a student loan, unpaid credit card debt, a personal loan, a cosigned loan, etc.

Recording a Foreign Judgment in New Jersey If you were awarded a judgment in another state, you can request that it be enforced in New Jersey. You need to provide the foreign judgment with an affixed seal from the issuing court. You also need to attach an affidavit attesting to your status as judgment creditor.

Judgments and liens that have been satisfied may not automatically be removed from a person's credit report. The individual may need to contact the credit reporting agency and supply them with the writ of satisfaction showing that the judgment is no longer owed and requesting its removal from their report.

The statute of limitations on a judgment is 20 years ? not six. Further, a creditor can renew the judgment. Also, he said, there is an exception to NJ Statute of Limitation law. ?The six-year statute of limitation does not apply to contracts between merchants or a sale of goods under NJ's Commercial Code.