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§ 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

In one sentenceSection 684.050 confirms that service made on the judgment creditor's or judgment debtor's attorney under this article counts as service on the creditor or debtor for every purpose under this title.

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Service on the attorney for the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor pursuant to the provisions of this article constitutes service on the judgment creditor or judgment debtor for the purposes of this title.

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.

Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature. Last verified July 28, 2026. · Official source
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