If a third person has possession or control of property in which the judgment debtor has an interest or is indebted to the judgment debtor, the judgment creditor may bring an action against the third person to have the interest or debt applied to the satisfaction of the money judgment.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 708.210
Creditor’s Suit
Known as the Enforcement of Judgments Law
The act spans §§ 680–724 (467 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ortland v. County of Tehama (1996)
Most recently applied in 499 F. App'x 663 - Universal Trading & Investment Co. v. Dugsbery, Inc. (November 2012)
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.