Si tienes una deuda que alguien no ha pagado en otro estado, puedes usar la ley de Pensilvania para cobrarla. Solo necesitas presentar una copia de la sentencia en la corte local y seguir algunos pasos.
Es como si tu amigo en otra ciudad te debe dinero y tú decides ir a su ciudad para pedirle que te pague. Pero antes, necesitas asegurarte de que la deuda sea válida y seguir los pasos correctos para que te den la razón.
Imagina que Juan ganó un juicio en Nueva York contra Pedro por una deuda. Juan puede llevar la sentencia a una corte en Pensilvania y registrarla allí. Luego, la corte tratará esa sentencia como si fuera de Pensilvania, permitiendo que Juan cobre lo que le debe Pedro.
42 Pa.C.S. 4306 - Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments (a) Short title of section.--This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act." (b) Filing and status of foreign judgments.--A copy of any foreign judgment including the docket entries incidental thereto authenticated in accordance with act of Congress or this title may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of common pleas of this Commonwealth. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of any court of common pleas of this Commonwealth. A judgment so filed shall be a lien as of the date of filing and shall have the same effect and be subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of any court of common pleas of this Commonwealth and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner. (c) Notice of filing.-- (1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his attorney shall make and file with the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor. In addition, such affidavit shall include a statement that the foreign judgment is valid, enforceable and unsatisfied. (2) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the attorney for the judgment creditor, if any, in this Commonwealth. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment
Si no se envía la notificación correctamente, el proceso de cobro puede verse afectado. Sin embargo, si puedes demostrar que enviaste la notificación, aún puedes continuar con el proceso.
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