A judgment is only worth what you can collect — and you collect where the debtor's money and property are. If you won in another state but your debtor lives, banks, or owns property in New York, you bring the judgment here first. That's called domestication.
New York's CPLR Article 54 gives a streamlined path for a sister-state judgment that's entitled to full faith and credit. In short: we file an authenticated copy of the judgment with a New York county clerk within 90 days of authentication, along with a required affidavit (confirming it wasn't taken by default or confession, is unsatisfied, and isn't stayed), and give notice to the debtor. Once filed, the clerk treats it like a New York Supreme Court judgment — and it becomes fully enforceable here.
Once your judgment is a New York judgment, the full CPLR Article 52 toolkit opens up — information subpoenas to find assets, restraining notices and bank levies, income executions, and property liens — carried out by a marshal or sheriff.
Domesticate it under CPLR Article 54 — file an authenticated copy with a New York county clerk within 90 days of authentication, with an affidavit, and give notice to the debtor. It's then treated like a New York judgment.
The streamlined filing isn't available for a default or confession judgment — those generally require a separate New York action, which we can handle.
We can quote a flat fee for domestication, and New York enforcement work can proceed on contingency — no attorney fee unless we collect. Court costs may still apply.