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Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Judgment Debtor Address Verification and Calculation of Earnings Withholding Period (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Assembly Bill 774 (Stats. 2025, ch. 708), enacted October 13, 2025, makes several changes to the laws regarding enforcement of judgment, including a change to the start of the withholding period for earnings withholding orders. Judicial Council staff recommend revising eight Judicial Council forms to ensure they correctly state the law when AB 774 becomes effective on January 1, 2026. These revisions will be circulated for postapproval public comment as part of a larger proposal to implement AB 774.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Judicial Council staff recommend that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2026:
1. Revise the following forms to reflect changes made by AB 774 to the address verification requirement in Code of Civil Procedure section 684.130:
• Writ of Execution (form EJ-130)
• Employee Instructions (form WG-003)
• Declaration of Address Verification (form WG-015/EJ-135)
• Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (form WG-017/EJ-137)
2. Revise the following forms to reflect the change made by AB 774 to the start of the withholding period for earnings withholding orders:
• Earnings Withholding Order (form WG-002)
• Earnings Withholding Order for Support (form WG-004)
• Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes (form WG-022)
• Earnings Withholding Order for Elder or Dependent Adult Financial Abuse (form WG-030)
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