Rule 810.Execution of Judgment

Rule 810 is the collection rule.

The writ

An appealable final judgment, or a partial judgment certified as final under Rule 802, for the payment of money — or a court order for payment of money — is enforced by a writ of execution unless the court directs otherwise.

Note that a court order for payment counts, not only a judgment. A support order is enforceable this way without first reducing it to a separate judgment, though Rule 814 provides the route for liquidating arrears and reimbursements into a money judgment.

The affidavit requirement

A writ must not be issued for an amount other than the face amount of the judgment, plus court-approved costs and attorney fees, without an affidavit of the party or the attorney verifying the computation of the amount due. The clerk may rely on the affidavit in issuing.

That is what makes the writ workable in family cases, where the amount owed on a support judgment changes every month with accruing installments, interest and partial payments. The face amount alone is almost never the number — so the affidavit, showing the computation, is the norm rather than the exception.

Service fees

After service the sheriff must submit a return of service to the clerk showing the amount of the service fees and whether they were collected. Any balance not collected must be added to the judgment by the clerk under Rule 901 — automatically, under Rule 901(a)(6), without a motion.

Supplementary proceedings

Proceedings supplementary to and in aid of judgment, and proceedings on and in aid of execution, follow Idaho statutes and these rules. Attachment, garnishment, execution sales and exemptions are statutory.

Post-judgment discovery

In aid of the judgment or execution, the judgment creditor or a successor in interest whose interest appears of record may obtain discovery from any person, including the judgment debtor, and may examine any person, including the judgment debtor, in the manner these rules provide.

So Part IV's tools reopen after judgment for this purpose: interrogatories about employment and accounts, requests for production of statements, a deposition of the debtor, and Rule 409 subpoenas to banks and employers. The Rule 402(a)(1) gate — no discovery before completing mandatory disclosure — is about the pre-judgment case; this is a separate, post-judgment authorization.