Assets - Items of value owned by a person
Capital debt - The amount of money owing (excluding any interest)
Claim and Statement of Claim - A court document making a claim against a person to obtain a judgment against them
Contempt of Court - An offence that occurs for refusing or neglecting to attend or do what a court has ordered without lawful excuse
Creditor - The person or company who is owed money from the debtor
Debtor - A person who owes money to a creditor
Encumbered - A person has a mortgage or bill of sale or other form of security over property
Enforcement Creditor - The person or company who has a Money Order from the court in their favour
Enforcement Debtor - The person who is the subject of a Money Order by the court against them
Enforcement Hearing - A date and time set by the court that a debtor must attend to provide information and answer questions about their property and other means of paying the debt
Enforcement Hearing Summons - A document requiring a person to attend court to enable a creditor to examine your income, assets and liabilities and establish a method of recovering the judgment Money Order amount
Enforcement Warrant - A warrant of the court seeking to enforce a court order or Money Order against a person or their assets
Enforcement Warrant for Redirection of Earnings - A warrant issued by the court that requires a person’s income be paid directly to the enforcement creditor
Enforcement Warrant for Seizure and Sale of Property - A particular enforcement warrant against an enforcement debtor’s property
Expenses - Financial outlays
Income - Money earned or regularly received by a person
Judgment - A formal decision made by a court
Liabilities - Other debts, expenses and amounts of money required to be paid by a person
Money Order - An order made by a court stating that a debtor owes a creditor a certain sum of money
Principal Place of Residence - The property in which a person lives on a day to day basis
Stay - When a Magistrate suspends an enforcement order
Warrant for Payment of Order Debt by Installments - A warrant issued by the court that requires a person to pay regular periodic amounts directly to the enforcement creditor to reduce the Money Order Judgment.