§ 684.050.Service Pursuant to Article Constitutes Service On Judgment Creditor Or Judgment Debtor
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 1 · Chapter 4. Manner of Service of Writs, Notices, and Other Papers · Article 1. Service on Attorney of Creditor or Debtor · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
Full Text of § 684.050
Plain-English Summary
This short section is the payoff for the routing rules in §§ 684.010 and 684.020. Once service on an attorney is proper under this article, it stands in for service on the party the attorney represents — the creditor or the debtor — for all purposes under this title.
Without this equivalence, every attorney-service provision would need its own separate statement that service on counsel satisfies the underlying requirement. Instead, this section supplies that answer once, for the whole title, so the earlier sections can describe when and how to serve the attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does serving a judgment creditor's or debtor's attorney satisfy a service requirement aimed at the party?
Yes. Section 684.050 makes service on the attorney, done under this article, equivalent to service on the judgment creditor or judgment debtor.
Does the serving party also need to serve the creditor or debtor directly?
No, not when attorney service is proper under this article — the attorney service alone satisfies the requirement for purposes of this title.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.