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
22 May 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 22 May 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated guidance 22 May 2024.

  2. Updated page 26 March 2024.

  3. Updated wording

  4. PDFs have been converted into an accessible HTML format.

  5. First published.

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