Part 1 - Praecipe: No.1  For Fieri Facias

What this form is for

• • Use when you have a money judgment and the debtor hasn't paid
• • Use when you need to enforce payment through seizure of assets
• • Use when standard collection letters and demands have failed
• • Use before initiating other enforcement methods like bankruptcy proceedings
• • Use when the debtor has sufficient identifiable assets to make enforcement worthwhile

Use this form or another form?

Deadline or filing window

Enforcement action must generally be commenced within 12 years of the judgment date, though delays can weaken your case and allow the debtor more time to dissipate assets.

Before you submit

• • Complete all required sections of the form
• • Attach certified copy of the judgment
• • Verify debtor's current details
• • Calculate correct amount owed including any interest
• • Confirm submission to correct court office
• • Pay required fees
• • Keep copies of all submitted documents

How to file this form

1. 1Obtain certified copy of the judgment if not already available
2. 2Complete all sections of the Part 1 - Praecipe form with accurate debtor and judgment details
3. 3Calculate the total amount owed including any accrued interest
4. 4Submit the completed form to the appropriate court or sheriff's office
5. 5Pay the required filing fee
6. 6Submit any additional required documentation

Known limitations

• • This form only applies to money judgments, not other types of court orders
• • Enforcement may not be possible if the debtor has no identifiable assets
• • Certain assets may be exempt from seizure
• • The process may be delayed if the debtor contests the enforcement
• • Multiple creditors may complicate enforcement if they have competing claims