{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-12-2.4","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 12-2.4","heading":"Effect of judgment","body":"§ 12-2.4 Effect of judgment\n  A judgment recovered in an action brought under this article is\npreferred, as a lien on any property of the decedent passing to a\ndefendant against whom the judgment was recovered, to a judgment\nobtained against such defendant on his personal obligation.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 12. Actions By Creditors and Other Persons Against Distributees and Testamentary Beneficiaries","Part 2. Rules Governing Action to Enforce Liability"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/12-2.4","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"3ff12f3932fd56970a5c74f2c14dd50cdb33c045e32629f6b1cea4fda9fea288","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-12-2.3","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-12-2.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}