Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 906 - Postjudgment Procedures
Section 52-397. - Examination of judgment debtor.

Any judgment debtor, an execution against whom has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part or who has failed to respond within thirty days to any postjudgment interrogatories served pursuant to section 52-351b, may be examined on oath, in the court location where the judgment was rendered, concerning his property and means of paying such judgment, before any judge of the Superior Court or before a committee appointed by such judge. Such examination shall be on questions put by the judgment creditor or his attorney, and may be ordered, on the application of the judgment creditor on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, (1) by any such judge, to be had before himself or some other such judge or such a committee, at such time and place as such judge appoints and on such reasonable notice to the debtor as such judge prescribes or (2) by the clerk, provided if the clerk finds the application to be in proper form, the clerk shall fix the time and place for the examination and sign the order for hearing and notice. The order for hearing and notice shall be served in accordance with the provisions of sections 52-46 and 52-46a. The judgment creditor or his attorney may provide for the service of a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum on the judgment debtor for appearance at such time and place. Failure of the judgment debtor to so appear in response to such subpoena shall subject him to the provisions of section 52-143, concerning fine, damages and capias.

(1949 Rev., S. 8141; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 188; February, 1965, P.A. 301; P.A. 74-183, S. 104, 291; P.A. 75-217; P.A. 76-436, S. 493, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 2, 127; P.A. 93-207, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act substituted circuit court for municipal court; 1965 act added alternative provision for examination of judgment debtor within the county where judgment was rendered; P.A. 74-183 removed circuit court judges from purview of section reflecting reorganization of judicial system, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 75-217 added provisions re subpoena of judgment debtor and penalty for failure to appear in response to subpoena; P.A. 76-436 removed judges of common pleas court from purview of section, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, and added references to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 93-207 added phrase “or who has failed to respond within 30 days to any postjudgment interrogatories served pursuant to section 52-351b,” added provision re form of application to be prescribed by office of chief court administrator and permitted clerk to set time and place for examination and sign order for hearing and notice.
Cited. 12 CS 157.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 52 - Civil Actions

Chapter 906 - Postjudgment Procedures

Section 52-347 to 52-350. - Form of execution. Service and return of execution. Interest on judgments collected on executions. Execution upon unsatisfied judgment of justice.

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 52-354 and 52-355. - Exemption of sick benefits and insurance moneys. Exemption of body from execution.

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 52-357 to 52-361. - Demand on execution when defendant has left the state. Sale on execution at other place than signpost. Adjournment of execution sale. When indifferent person may conduct execution sale. Execution on wages after judgment.

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 52-362b. - Priority of voluntary wage deduction authorization for support over wage executions.

Section 52-362c. - Voluntary wage deduction authorization for support.

Section 52-362d. - Lien against property of obligor for unpaid child support. Securing, releasing or foreclosing lien. Notice of lien and opportunity for hearing. Information re unpaid support reported to participating consumer reporting agency. Offs...

Section 52-362e. - Withholding federal income tax refunds in amount equal to support arrearage. Procedures. Eligibility. Regulations.

Section 52-362f. - Enforcement of child support orders by income withholding.

Section 52-362g. - Notice by IV-D agency for collection of current or past due child support payments.

Section 52-362h. - Defense re withholding support arrearage from federal and state income tax refunds.

Section 52-362i. - Court may require cash deposit of support to be held by Office of Child Support Services or Support Enforcement Services.

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 52-366 and 52-367. - Levy of execution against oyster-bed association. Levy on corporate stock.

Section 52-367a. - Execution against debts due from financial institution. Judgment debtor other than natural person.

Section 52-367b. - Execution against debts due from financial institution. Natural person as judgment debtor.

Section 52-367c. - Execution against lottery and pari-mutuel winnings.

Section 52-368 to 52-380. - Levy on: Interest of one railroad in property of another railroad; body execution; body for want of bail; real estate; real estate of voluntary association. Return and record of levy on real estate. Levy on: Equity in real...

Section 52-380a. - Judgment lien on real property.

Section 52-380b. (Formerly Sec. 49-54). - Judgment lien on property of telephone or electric distribution company or association.

Section 52-380c. (Formerly Sec. 49-40b). - Judgment liens expired by limitation of time.

Section 52-380d. (Formerly Sec. 49-46a). - Release of judgment lien on real or personal property. Form.

Section 52-380e. - Discharge of judgment lien on substitution of bond or lien on other property.

Section 52-380f. (Formerly Sec. 49-50). - Discharge of judgment lien from property not needed to secure judgment.

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 52-394 to 52-396. - Officer to give items of fees to execution debtor. Completion of levy by officer not reelected or reappointed. Satisfaction of judgment to be entered on record.

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 52-400e. - Failure to pay judgment as basis for revocation, suspension or refusal to grant or renew license of licensed business.

Section 52-400f. - Priority of claims for deposits for consumer goods and services.