Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Pennsylvania

Once you get a final judgment in your state, you have to file the judgment as a foreign judgment in the state where the debtor has property in order to create a judicial lien. This might be easier to talk about on the telphone. I will not charge you just to talk on the phone. You are welcome to call me anytime at this number. 915 261-3893

What you really want to know is where the defendant (D) has assets you can attach. For example, if you know the D has a bank account at Bank of America in another state, you can still attach that bank account since B of A has branches in PA. But, if you have no idea of D's assets, you need to transfer your judgment to the other state. Most states have passed the Uniform Transfer of Judgment Act, but there can be different procedures in each state. I find the best thing to do is call the court clerk (not small claims court, unless it is a "court of record" in that state so any judgment will be recorded & act as a lien (note spelling) on property) in the county where the D resides & ask the procedures and fees to transfer an out of state judgment to that court. Once the judgment has been properly transferred you can then try to go thru collection procedures. Good luck!!