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*'''registration of a payment order against land''' | *'''registration of a payment order against land''' | ||
But first, you must file your | But first, you must file your payment order or default order (explained below). You are called the creditor after you win a judgment. The defendant who you sued is called the debtor. If the person you sued has no assets and no job, or if they became bankrupt or moved out of the country, you may never get paid. | ||
==File your court order== | ==File your court order== | ||
After a judge makes a payment order at the end of a trial or settlement conference, you must go to the court registry, fill in a ''Payment Order'' form (Form 10), and give it to the court registry. | After a judge makes a '''payment order''' at the end of a trial or settlement conference, you must go to the court registry, fill in a ''Payment Order'' form (Form 10), and give it to the court registry. | ||
If the defendant did not reply to your claim by the deadline, you can ask the court for a '''default order'''. You must complete an ''Application for a Default Order'' (Form 5). If the amount you claimed is a specific, easily calculated amount, a judge can make an order for you to start collecting it immediately. The default order will require the debtor to pay the amount you claimed plus interest and expenses. In some cases, you will have a hearing with a judge to prove the amount of your claim. A default order isn’t automatic, and you must be prepared to give evidence and show supporting documents to prove the amount owing. | If the defendant did not reply to your claim by the deadline, you can ask the court for a '''default order'''. You must complete an ''Application for a Default Order'' (Form 5). If the amount you claimed is a specific, easily calculated amount, a judge can make an order for you to start collecting it immediately. The default order will require the debtor to pay the amount you claimed plus interest and expenses. In some cases, you will have a hearing with a judge to prove the amount of your claim. A default order isn’t automatic, and you must be prepared to give evidence and show supporting documents to prove the amount owing. | ||
