California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §491.110: (a) Upon ex parte application by the plaintiff and proof by the plaintiff by affidavit or otherwise to the satisfaction of the proper court that the plaintiff has a right to attach order and that a th
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A court may order a third party holding the defendant's property or owing the defendant money to appear and answer questions about it, creating a lien on the defendant's interest for one year.
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