Guidance

Third party debt orders and charging orders (EX325)

How to apply or respond to a third party debt order or a charging order.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
1 April 2016
Last updated
26 March 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Apply for a third party debt order

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Respond to a third party debt order

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Apply for a charging order

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Respond to a charging order

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Gorchmynion dyled trydydd parti a gorchmynion arwystlo (EX325)

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If you have a judgement and the defendant has not paid, this guidance explains how to apply for a:

  • third party debt order – an order of the court that freezes money that might otherwise be paid to you after a judgement
  • charging order – when the court places a ‘charge’ on the debtor’s property, such as a house or piece of land, of the amount you are owed

If you are applying for an order, you must first read what to do if you have a judgement but the defendant has not paid.

If you have been served with an order, this guidance explains how to respond to a:

  • third party debt order – an order of the court that freezes money that might otherwise be paid to the defendant of a judgement
  • charging order – when the court places a ‘charge’ on your property, such as a house or piece of land, of the amount the creditor has claimed you owe
Published 1 April 2016
Last updated 26 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated page 26 March 2024.

  2. Updated wording

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