California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §680.240: “Judgment creditor” means the person in whose favor a judgment is rendered or, if there is an assignee of record, means the assignee of record.
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“Judgment creditor” means the person in whose favor a judgment is rendered or, if there is an assignee of record, means the assignee of record. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term also includes the guardian or conservator of the estate, personal representative, or other successor in interest of the judgment creditor or assignee of record.
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