EJ-147 - Application and Order to Require Examination After Submission of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt

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Application and Order to Require Examination After Submission of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt

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Form ID: EJ-147
Title: Application and Order to Require Examination After Submission of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt
Effective Date: 2025-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-147
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej147.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Application and Order to Require Examination After Submission of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt
(EJ-147)
Ask the court to order the judgment debtor to appear at court for a debtor’s examination if the court has heard Notice of Motion and Motion to Require Examination—Consumer Debt (form EJ-146) and ruled that an examination is needed.
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use  
Judicial Council of California  
EJ-147 [New January 1, 2025]
APPLICATION AND ORDER TO REQUIRE EXAMINATION AFTER 
SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT—CONSUMER DEBT
Code of Civil Procedure, 
§§ 708.110, 708.111, 708.170 
EJ-147
FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO.:
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  
AFTER SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT—CONSUMER DEBT
Instructions to the judgment creditor for completing this form:  
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. 
Read Information on Debtor's Examinations Regarding Consumer Debt (form EJ-140-INFO/SC-136-INFO) for more instructions on using this form.
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ORDER TO APPEAR FOR EXAMINATION
1. TO (name):
2. 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.
Date: Time:
Room:Dept.:
Hearing 
Date
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Name and address of court if different from above:
3. The court heard the judgment creditor's motion to require examination on (date):
4. 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
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EJ-147 [New January 1, 2025] APPLICATION AND ORDER TO REQUIRE EXAMINATION AFTER 
SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT—CONSUMER DEBT
EJ-147
PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER:
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
CASE NUMBER:
APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO REQUIRE EXAMINATION
5. 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.
6. The judgment debtor was ordered to appear for examination on (date):
7. The judgment debtor filed a notice of financial statement on (date):
8. The judgment debtor's financial statement stated that all of the judgment debtor's income and assets are exempt from enforcement 
of judgment.
9. 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.
10. The judgment creditor filed a motion to require examination on (date):
11. The court heard the motion to require examination on (date):
12. 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          for Disability Accommodation Request (form               ). 
(Civil Code, § 54.8.)
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  Form ID: EJ-147 Title: Application and Order to Require Examination After Submission of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt Effective Date: 2025-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-147 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej147.pdf Form Detail Page: …

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  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 for Disability Accommodation Request (form ). (Civil Code,…