{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "5034", "citation": "CPLR § 5034", "heading": "Failure to make payment", "text": ["§ 5034. Failure to make payment. If at any time following entry of judgment, a judgment debtor fails for any reason to make a payment in a timely fashion according to the terms of this article, the judgment creditor may petition the court which rendered the original judgment for an order requiring payment by the judgment debtor of the outstanding payments in a lump sum. In calculating the amount of the lump sum judgment, the court shall total the remaining periodic payments due and owing to the judgment creditor, as calculated pursuant to subdivision (e) of section five thousand thirty-one of this article, and shall not convert these amounts to their present value. The court may also require the payment of interest on the outstanding judgment."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/5034", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "If a judgment debtor misses a payment for **any reason**, the creditor can petition the **original** court for an order to pay **all remaining payments in a lump sum**. ★ Key trap: the court **totals the remaining periodic payments and does NOT convert them to present value** (so the debtor loses the discount benefit). The court may also add **interest**.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/5034", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}