If someone owes the debtor money, garnishee proceedings allow you to ask the court to have it paid to you instead. If the debtor wants to sell property, a charging order prevents them from selling it until the debt has been paid.
These applications are managed in a different way than other civil enforcement applications.
If someone owes the debtor money, you can apply to the court for that money to be paid to you instead of the debtor.
Before making this application, you should:
You can apply for this action and pay the applicable fee at your nearest district court. Unlike other civil enforcement applications, garnishee proceedings are processed and dealt with in the District Court in which the proceedings are filed, and not in the courts Central Registry.
Fees for garnishee proceedings
Find a district court near you
If the debtor owns property, you can apply to stop them from selling that property until the debt is paid. To transfer ownership, the debtor must pay the amount to remove the charging order. This is useful if you know that the debtor wants to sell the property.
Before making this application, you should:
You can apply for this action and pay the applicable fee at your nearest district court.
Find a district court near you
Learn more about charging orders
This page was last updated: