Sec. 2. (a) If, after the issuing of an execution against property, the execution plaintiff or other person on the execution plaintiff’s behalf makes and files with the clerk of any court of record of any city, county, or township an affidavit:

(1) stating to the effect that a judgment debtor, residing in the territorial jurisdiction of the court, has property, income, or profits that the judgment debtor unjustly refuses to apply toward the satisfaction of the judgment; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-55-8-2

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(2) describing the property, income, or profits;

the court shall issue a subpoena requiring the judgment debtor to appear immediately before the court, at a specified time and place, to answer concerning the affidavit.

     (b) Proceedings described in subsection (a) may subsequently be held for the application of the property, income, or profits of the judgment debtor toward the satisfaction of the judgment as provided upon the return of an execution.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-44-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.