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Sec. 52-607. Other rights of action preserved. The right of a judgment creditor to proceed by an action on the judgment or a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint instead of proceeding under sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, remains unimpaired.

Similarly, if you have received a judgment against a debtor in another state, you can docket it with the Clerk of the Superior Court and attempt to execute on assets held by the debtor in this state. The address for the Superior Court Clerk's Office's Judgment Unit is, P.O Box 971, Trenton, NJ 08625.

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.

Regardless of which type of judgment you want to domesticate, you have to obtain a certified copy of the final judgment. Next, you and your lawyer will need to prepare a notarized affidavit and a Petition to Domesticate a Foreign Judgment. The petition will indicate the items you want to be enforced or modified.

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.

Domesticating a foreign sister state judgment in New York that was obtained on the merits requires an exemplified copy of the out-of-state judgment, a clearly and carefully worded Affidavit drafted by your New York debt collection attorney, and payment of the requisite court costs.