California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §724.250: (a) An acknowledgment of satisfaction of matured installments under an installment judgment shall be made in the same manner and by the same person as an acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment and

What this law says, in plain English

A written acknowledgment that installment payments under a judgment have been satisfied must follow the same procedures and be made by the same person authorized to acknowledge satisfaction of a full judgment.

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(a) An acknowledgment of satisfaction of matured installments under an installment judgment shall be made in the same manner and by the same person as an acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment and shall contain the following information: (1) The title of the court. (2) The cause and number of the action. (3) The names and addresses of the judgment creditor, the judgment debtor, and the assignee of record if any. The judgment debtor’s name shall appear on the acknowledgment of satisfaction of matured installments as it appears on the certified copy of the judgment that was recorded to create the judgment lien. (4) The date of entry of the judgment and of any renewals of the judgment and where entered in the records of the court. (5) A statement that the matured installments under the installment judgment had been satisfied as of a specified date. (6) A statement whether a certified copy or abstract of the judgment has been recorded in any county and, if so, a statement of each county where the certified or abstract copy has been recorded and the book and page of the county records where the certified copy or abstract of the judgment has been recorded. (b) If any amount of child or spousal support provided in a support order has been directed to be made to an officer designated by statute or by the court pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4200) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 9 of the Family Code or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4350) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Family Code or any other provision of law and the directive is set forth in the certified copy or abstract of the judgment that was recorded to create the judgment lien on real property, or in a similarly recorded certified copy or abstract of an amended or supplemental order, the acknowledgment of satisfaction of matured installments under the installment judgment is not effective and does not affect the judgment lien unless the acknowledgment is executed by or approved in writing by the designated officer.

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