A money judgment may be enforced against any property of the judgment debtor unless the property is exempt from application to the satisfaction of the judgment under section 52-352a, 52-352b, 52-352d or 52-361a or any other provision of the general statutes or federal law. The money judgment may be enforced, by execution or by foreclosure of a real property lien, to the amount of the money judgment with (1) all statutory costs and fees as provided by the general statutes, (2) interest as provided by chapter 673 on the money judgment and on the costs incurred in obtaining the judgment, and (3) any attorney's fees allowed pursuant to section 52-400c.
(P.A. 83-581, S. 5, 40; P.A. 84-527, S. 4; P.A. 92-94, S. 1, 4.)
History: P.A. 84-527 rephrased section and deleted reference to “section 52-257” with respect to the allowance of statutory costs and fees; P.A. 92-94 added reference to Sec. 52-352d.
Cited. 204 C. 17; 211 C. 485; 220 C. 643. An execution is to be used to enforce payment of a valid and specific court judgment. 260 C. 766.
Cited. 15 CA 718; 34 CA 816. Section does not mandate the award of postjudgment interest as such an award is discretionary. 112 CA 837. Although facial inconsistencies exist between this section and Secs. 46b-84(a) and 52-350a, P.A. 03-130 was intended to enable a party to address the default of a final order for child support or alimony through use of the postjudgment procedures in Ch. 906. 146 CA 79.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 906 - Postjudgment Procedures
Section 52-350a. - Definitions.
Section 52-350b. - Applicability.
Section 52-350c. - Rules of court. Forms.
Section 52-350d. - Jurisdiction of Superior Court.
Section 52-350e. - Service of process.
Section 52-350f. - Enforcement of money judgment. Costs, fees and interest.
Section 52-351. - New judgment to include unsatisfied costs of execution.
Section 52-351a. - Notice of enforcement action to be given judgment debtor.
Section 52-351b. - Discovery by judgment creditor.
Section 52-352. - Property exempt from attachment and execution.
Section 52-352a. - Definitions for exempt property provisions.
Section 52-352b. - Exempt property.
Section 52-352c. - Additional exempt property.
Section 52-352d. - Exempt property of farm partnership.
Section 52-353. - Levy on and sale of personal property exempt to a certain amount.
Section 52-355a. - Judgment lien on personal property.
Section 52-356. - Levy on personal estate.
Section 52-356a. - Execution against certain nonexempt personal property. Fees.
Section 52-356b. - Court order for transfer of specified property or evidence.
Section 52-356c. - Determination of interests in disputed property.
Section 52-356d. - Installment payment order.
Section 52-361a. - Execution on wages after judgment.
Section 52-361b. - Notification of judgment debtor's rights. Claim for exemption or modification.
Section 52-362. - Income withholding and unemployment compensation for support.
Section 52-362a. - Welfare support executions.
Section 52-362c. - Voluntary wage deduction authorization for support.
Section 52-362f. - Enforcement of child support orders by income withholding.
Section 52-362j. - “Past-due support”, “overdue support”, defined.
Section 52-363. - Levy on machinery, implements and crops. Removal.
Section 52-364. - Levy against partnership.
Section 52-365. - Demand on execution against voluntary association.
Section 52-367c. - Execution against lottery and pari-mutuel winnings.
Section 52-380a. - Judgment lien on real property.
Section 52-380c. (Formerly Sec. 49-40b). - Judgment liens expired by limitation of time.
Section 52-380e. - Discharge of judgment lien on substitution of bond or lien on other property.
Section 52-380g. - Release of judgment lien on satisfaction of judgment.
Section 52-380h. (Formerly Sec. 49-47). - Form of judgment lien foreclosure certificates.
Section 52-380i. (Formerly Sec. 49-48). - Foreclosure of lien when plaintiff holds mortgage.
Section 52-381. - Liability of garnishee; scire facias.
Section 52-382. - Levy on nonresident garnishee.
Section 52-383. - Levy when garnishee has left the state.
Section 52-384. - Scire facias against garnishee who has left state.
Section 52-385. - Scire facias founded on justice judgment.
Section 52-386. - Stay of execution when debt is not payable.
Section 52-387. - Scire facias; defense by assignee or claimant.
Section 52-388. - Commission to take disclosure of garnishee.
Section 52-389. - Attachment lien on debt due from solvent estate.
Section 52-390. - Execution; demand for legacy or distributive share.
Section 52-391. - Execution; demand for debt due from insolvent estate.
Section 52-392. - Execution; payment by executor, administrator or trustee.
Section 52-393. - Scire facias against executor, administrator or trustee.
Section 52-397. - Examination of judgment debtor.
Section 52-398. - Scope of inquiry; debtor not excused from answering.
Section 52-399. - Commitment of debtor for contempt.
Section 52-400. - Costs of examination.
Section 52-400a. - Protective order by court. Execution against specified property.
Section 52-400b. - Penalty for failure to comply with certain court orders.
Section 52-400c. - Attorney's fees.
Section 52-400d. - Appeal of certain court decisions.
Section 52-400f. - Priority of claims for deposits for consumer goods and services.