{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-57","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Debtor \u0026 Creditor Law § 57","heading":"Effect of consent where petitioner is a joint debtor","body":"§ 57. Effect of consent where petitioner is a joint debtor. A\ncreditor's consent does not affect his remedy against any person or\npersons indebted jointly with the petitioner; and the petitioner's\ndischarge has the effect, as between the creditor and the other joint\ndebtors, of a composition between the petitioner and the creditor, made\nas prescribed in title one of article fifteen of the general obligations\nlaw.","path":["Debtor \u0026 Creditor Law","Article 3. Insolvent's Discharge From Debts"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DCD/57","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"704df62b86baf2849e269eac13e7f23e0f4254538eb8b9cc59a9b3809cb33981","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-56","next":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}