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EJ-147 Application and Order to Require Examination After Submission of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt
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- 2026-09-26
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- 2026-10-05
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- California
EJ-147 Application and Order to Require Examination After Submission of Financial…¶
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EJ-147 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO.: FOR COURT USE ONLY NAME: FIRM NAME: STREET ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.: EMAIL ADDRESS: ATTORNEY FOR (name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME:
PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER:
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
APPLICATION AND ORDER TO REQUIRE EXAMINATION CASE NUMBER:
AFTER SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT—CONSUMER DEBT
Instructions to the judgment creditor for completing this form: l If the court has heard your Notice of Motion and Motion to Require Examination—Consumer Debt (form EJ-146) and ruled that an examination of the judgment debtor is needed, complete the application on page 2 of this form. l Read Information on Debtor's Examinations Regarding Consumer Debt (form EJ-140-INFO/SC-136-INFO) for more instructions on using this form.
ORDER TO APPEAR FOR EXAMINATION
TO (name):
YOU ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR personally before this court, or before a referee appointed by the court, to provide information to help enforce a judgment against you. Name and address of court if different from above: g Date: Time: Hearing Date Dept.: Room:
The court heard the judgment creditor's motion to require examination on (date):
The court found that the judgment creditor has shown good cause to require the person listed in item 1 (the judgment debtor) to appear for examination even though the judgment debtor provided a financial statement. The court ruled that the judgment debtor must appear for examination.
Date:
JUDGE
This order must be served no less than 30 days before the date set for the examination. IMPORTANT NOTICES ON PAGE 2
Form Adopted for Mandatory Judicial Council of California Use APPLICATION AND ORDER TO REQUIRE EXAMINATION AFTER §§ 708.110,Code of708.111,Civil Procedure,708.170 EJ-147 [New January 1, 2025] SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT—CONSUMER DEBT www.courts.ca.gov
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EJ-147 PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: CASE NUMBER: DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO REQUIRE EXAMINATION
Original judgment creditor Assignee of record
asks the court for an order requiring (name of judgment debtor): to appear in court and give information to help enforce a judgment (final order) for consumer debt.
The judgment debtor was ordered to appear for examination on (date):
The judgment debtor filed a notice of financial statement on (date):
The judgment debtor's financial statement stated that all of the judgment debtor's income and assets are exempt from enforcement of judgment.
The court canceled the examination because the judgment debtor stated in their financial statement that all of their income and assets are exempt from enforcement of judgment.
The judgment creditor filed a motion to require examination on (date):
The court heard the motion to require examination on (date):
After hearing the motion, the court found that the judgment creditor has shown good cause to require the judgment debtor to appear for examination even though the judgment debtor filed a financial statement. The court ruled that the judgment debtor must appear for examination.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT)
Information for Judgment Creditor Regarding Service
If you want to be able to ask the court to enforce the order on the judgment debtor, you must have a copy of the order served on the judgment debtor at least 30 calendar days before the date of the hearing and have a proof of service filed with the court. You can serve this order by mail or electronic service. Personal service of the order is not required.
NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR
If you fail to appear at the time and place specified in this order, the court may make an order requiring you to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the judgment creditor in this proceeding.
Request for Accommodations. Assistive listening systems, computer-assisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available if you ask at least five days before the hearing. Contact the clerk’s office or go to courts.ca.gov/forms for Disability Accommodation Request (form MC-410). (Civil Code, § 54.8.)
EJ-147 [New January 1, 2025] APPLICATION AND ORDER TO REQUIRE EXAMINATION AFTER Page 2 of 2 SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT—CONSUMER DEBT
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