Counsel for a judgment creditor may choose to enforce a money judgment by execution, which are of two varieties: property (personal or real) and income. Before making the decision to deliver an execution to a sheriff or marshal, counsel must consider the issue of poundage.

Poundage is the ancient but still used term for fees due to a judgment enforcement officer for assisting a judgment creditor enforce a judgment or an order of attachment. See CPLR 8012. In cases involving large sums of money, the amount of poundage can be quite significant.

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