Also known as: judgement receiver · judgment receivers · judgement receivers · judgment creditor
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A court-appointed officer who collects or diverts funds from a judgment debtor to satisfy a creditor's judgment. The receiver is typically appointed when standard enforcement methods prove inadequate.
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Joanna Jung obtained a judgment against a trust beneficiary after providing legal services to protect the beneficiary's interest in the trust. When the beneficiary refused to pay, the court appointed a judgment receiver to collect distributions from the trust and redirect them to Joanna until the judgment was satisfied.
Jeanette Jensen held a judgment against a general partner based on a limited partnership claim. After the writ of execution against the partnership returned unsatisfied and the partnership entered bankruptcy, the court appointed a judgment receiver to reach the general partner's personal assets under its equitable authority.
Jeffrey Jha secured a judgment against a partner on a partnership claim. With the partnership judgment unsatisfied and the partnership in bankruptcy, the court appointed a judgment receiver to levy against the partner's separate assets under its equitable authority.
Jacob Jennings obtained a judgment against a general partner on a limited partnership debt. The court found partnership assets clearly insufficient and excessively burdensome to exhaust, so it appointed a judgment receiver to levy directly against the general partner's assets under its equitable authority.
Jamal Jefferson held a judgment against a partner on a partnership obligation. Finding partnership assets insufficient and exhaustion unduly burdensome, the court exercised its equitable powers and appointed a judgment receiver to reach the partner's personal assets.
Julia Jensen obtained a judgment against a partner and secured a charging order on the partner's transferable interest. The court appointed a judgment receiver to collect all distributions that would otherwise go to the partner and pay them over to Julia until the judgment was satisfied.
A judgment receiver is appointed when ordinary collection methods such as writs of execution prove inadequate to satisfy the judgment.
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The receiver may collect or divert funds from the judgment debtor, including distributions subject to a charging order, and pay them directly to the creditor.
Yes, when statutory conditions such as an unsatisfied writ, bankruptcy, or court findings of insufficient partnership assets are met, the receiver may levy against the partner's separate property.
…equity rule in the federal courts that only someone with a defined interest in the estate of an insolvent person, e.g., a judgment creditor, can protect that interest through receivership. But the Court recognized that if the Delaware statute had been one not regulating the powers of the Chancery Court of Delaware but creating…