Objections to Enforcement and Their Resolution
If you believe the signature is not yours or the amount was altered, have the payment order reviewed promptly. In special attachment proceedings for negotiable instruments, debt or signature applications may involve a short five-day period and the enforcement court. Assuming the ordinary seven-day rule applies unchanged may cause loss of rights.
Denying a signature differs from alleging later alteration of the amount. The entry or signature disputed must be identified clearly. Front and back, the payment order, and service record are initial documents. Preserve earlier copies, the contract for which the instrument was issued, and correspondence. Do not mark or correct the document.
Technical examination may make the original and comparison documents important. The court process determines suitable signature specimens. A criminal complaint does not automatically replace the required enforcement court application. Nor should a signature objection be assumed to stop every action automatically. A stay or other protection requires separate assessment; consequences vary by enforcement type.
Prepare every page of the payment order, service record, and earlier copies promptly; do not mark the original. The enforcement court application, underlying debt, and criminal process proceed separately; a criminal complaint does not replace the short enforcement deadline.
