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Application for Right to Attach Order, Temporary Protective Order, etc.

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective July 1, 2010

This form is used to ask the court for an order that allows the plaintiff to take and hold (attach) the defendant's money or property to cover a debt. It can also be used to ask for a temporary protective order.

The court describes it as: In a civil case in which you are claiming that the person you are suing (the defendant) owes you $500 or more, ask the court for a decision (order) that you have the right to attach (have the sheriff take and hold) money or other property belonging to the defendant to pay the amount you are owed if you win your case and for a writ of attachment (an order to the sheriff to take and hold that property). Can also be used in a case in which you are claiming financial abuse of an elder or dependent person to ask the court for a decision (order) that you have the right to attach property belonging to the abuser to pay what is owed to the elder or dependent person.

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Where this fits in a case

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Stage: Start a case

This form is used in civil cases when the person suing believes the person they are suing owes them $500 or more, or in cases involving financial abuse of an elder or dependent person.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Common questions

What is this form for?
This form is an application to the court asking for an order that lets the plaintiff attach the defendant's property to cover a debt. It can also be used for a temporary protective order.
Who fills out this form?
The plaintiff, who is the person starting the claim, fills out this form.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect July 1, 2010.

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