Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 25:2-29

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
25:2-29. Remedies of creditor.

a. In an action for relief against a transfer or obligation under this article, a creditor, subject to the limitations in R.S.25:2-30, may obtain:

(1) Avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessary to satisfy the creditor’s claim;

(2) An attachment or other provisional remedy against the asset transferred or other property of the transferee if available under applicable law; and

(3) Subject to applicable principles of equity and in accordance with applicable rules of civil procedure:

(a) An injunction against further disposition by the debtor or transferee, or both, of the asset transferred or of other property;

(b) Appointment of a receiver to take charge of the asset transferred or of other property of the transferee; or

(c) Any other relief the circumstances may require.

b. If a creditor has obtained a judgment on a claim against the debtor, the creditor, if the court so orders, may levy execution on the asset transferred or its proceeds.

amended 2021, c.92, s.10.