Payment plan
Paying the other side the court judgment amount in smaller installment payments is called a payment plan. You can request a payment plan at the court hearing or after the judgment has been made. Requesting a payment plan at the hearing may increase your chances that the payment plan will be approved.
To request a payment plan after a court's judgment has been made, you will need to provide supporting financial evidence as to why your payment plan request should be granted. The other party also has a chance to oppose your payment plan. A court-granted payment plan may stop interest from accruing on your court judgment.
Steps to ask the court to pay in payments after the judgment (California):
- Fill out Request to Make Payments (SC-220) and Financial Statement (EJ-165) and file to the court
- The court clerk will let the other party know that you made a request to make payments
- The other party has 10 days to respond to your request: 1) accepts the payment plan request; 2) accepts the payment plan request but with a different amount; 3) does not accept the payment plan request.
- If they do not respond within 10 days, the court may decide that they accept your payment plan request.
- If the other side rejects your payment plan request or wants to make changes, the court may hold an additional hearing to discuss your request and make a decision.
Plan de Pago
- Complete la Solicitud para hacer pagos (SC-220) y la Declaración financiera (EJ-165) y preséntelos ante el tribunal.
- El secretario de la corte le informará a la otra parte que usted hizo una solicitud para hacer pagos
- La otra parte tiene 10 días para responder a su solicitud: 1) acepta la solicitud del plan de pago; 2) acepta la solicitud del plan de pago pero con un monto diferente; 3) no acepta la solicitud del plan de pago.
- Si no responden dentro de los 10 días, el tribunal puede decidir que aceptan su solicitud de plan de pago.
- Si la otra parte rechaza su solicitud de plan de pago o quiere hacer cambios, el tribunal puede realizar una audiencia adicional para analizar su solicitud y tomar una decisión.