Collection Actions: 14.3.8.1 Generally
In general, a court can execute upon assets only if they are located within the reach of its service of process.134 The Restatement of Conflict of Laws provides that a state has the power to garnish a debtor’s chattel if the court has jurisdiction over the garnishee and the chattel is located in the state.135 Thus, the first question to examine in any interstate execution is where the asset at issue is located.