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California Creditor Debtor Law Forum • View topic - Assignments - Types Of Payment - Notice - Motion 708.510
Assignments - Types Of Payment - Notice - Motion 708.510
Post subject: Assignments - Types Of Payment - Notice - Motion 708.510
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:40 pm
CCP 708.510
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, upon application of the judgment creditor on noticed motion, the court may order the judgment debtor to assign to the judgment creditor or to a receiver appointed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 708.610) all or part of a right to payment due or to become due, whether or not the right is conditioned on future developments, including but not limited to the following types of payments:
(4) Royalties.
(5) Payments due from a patent or copyright.
(6) Insurance policy loan value.
(b) The notice of the motion shall be served on the judgment debtor. Service shall be made personally or by mail.
(c) Subject to subdivisions (d), (e), and (f), in determining whether to order an assignment or the amount of an assignment pursuant to subdivision (a), the court may take into consideration all relevant factors, including the following:
(1) The reasonable requirements of a judgment debtor who is a natural person and of persons supported in whole or in part by the judgment debtor.
(2) Payments the judgment debtor is required to make or that are deducted in satisfaction of other judgments and wage assignments, including earnings assignment orders for support.
(3) The amount remaining due on the money judgment.
(4) The amount being or to be received in satisfaction of the right to payment that may be assigned.
(d) A right to payment may be assigned pursuant to this article only to the extent necessary to satisfy the money judgment.
(e) When earnings or periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement plan are assigned pursuant to subdivision (a), the amount of the earnings or the periodic payments assigned shall not exceed the amount that may be withheld from a like amount of earnings under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 706.010) (Wage Garnishment Law).
(f) Where a specific amount of the payment or payments to be assigned is exempt by another statutory provision, the amount of the payment or payments to be assigned pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the amount by which the payment or payments exceed the exempt amount.
Post subject: Re: Assignments - Types Of Payment - Notice - Motion 708.510
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:48 pm
(Added by Stats.1982, c. 1364, p. 5201, § 2, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Stats.1992, c. 163 (A.B.2641), § 51, operative Jan. 1, 1994.)
LAW REVISION COMMISSION COMMENTS
1992 Amendment
Subdivision (c)(2) of Section 708.510 is amended to make clear that the court is to take into consideration any earnings assignment order for support. “Earnings assignment order for support” is defined in Section 706.011. [22 Cal.L.Rev.Comm.Reports 1 (1992)].
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE COMMENTS--ASSEMBLY
Section 708.510 provides a new procedure for reaching certain forms of property that cannot be reached by levy under a writ of execution, such as the nonexempt loan value of an unmatured life insurance, endowment, or annuity policy. See Sections 699.720(a) (6), 704.100. It also provides an optional procedure for reaching assignable forms of property that are subject to levy, such as accounts receivable, general intangibles, judgments, and instruments. This section does not make any property assignable that is not already assignable. This remedy may be used alone or in conjunction with other remedies provided in this title for reaching rights to payment, such as execution, orders in examination proceedings, creditors' suits, and receivership. The use of this remedy is subject to limitations on the time for enforcement of judgments. See Sections 683.010-683.220.
The introductory clause of subdivision (a) recognizes that certain rights to future payments, such as pension benefits, are protected by law from assignment. See, e.g., 5 U.S.C. § 8346 (1976) (federal government employees' retirement benefits); 45 U.S.C. § 231m (1976) (railroad employees' annuities).
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) provides a new means to reach federal employees' wages. Such wages generally may not be garnished but may be reached in examination proceedings by an order to the judgment debtor to endorse and deliver paychecks to a receiver. See Sheridan v. Sheridan, 33 Cal.App.3d 917, 109 Cal.Rptr. 466 (1972). However, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 659 (Supp. III 1979), the wages of federal employees may be garnished for the enforcement of child support and alimony payments as if the United States were a private person.
Paragraph (2) permits issuance of an order for the assignment of the right to payment of rent. Under former law, it was held that future rental installments could not be reached by garnishment. See Hustead v. Superior Court, 2 Cal.App.3d 780, 785-87, 83 Cal.Rptr. 26 (1969).
The assignment of a right to charge commissions or royalties pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) may be a more appropriate manner for reaching such uncertain amounts than through levy and sale as permitted in Meacham v. Meacham, 262 Cal.App.2d 248, 252, 68 Cal.Rptr. 746 (1968).
The nonexempt loan value (see Section 704.100) of an unmatured life insurance, endowment, or annuity policy may not be reached by a levy of execution (see Section 699.720), but may be reached by an assignment order under paragraph (6).
Subdivision (c) is based on the standard for fixing the amount of payments under the New York installment payment order procedure. See N.Y.Civ.Proc. Law & R. § 5226 (McKinney 1978).
Subdivision (d) recognizes that the amount collected by the judgment creditor pursuant to this article may not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the judgment. See also Sections 685.020 (accrual of interest), 685.030 (cessation of interest), 685.040 (right to costs).
Subdivisions (e) and (f) recognize limitations on the assignment order procedure imposed by exemption laws. See Section 703.010. [16 Cal.L.Rev.Comm. Reports 1525 (1982)].