Can an assignee of a judgment seek attorney fees for enforcement of the judgment?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Guo v. Moorpark Recovery Serv., LLC, 275 Cal.Rptr.3d 94, 60 Cal.App.5th 745 (Cal. App. 2021):

4 An assignee of the judgment may seek attorney fees for enforcement of the judgment under section 685.040 if the original judgment creditor would be entitled to recovery under that statute. (Miller v. Givens (1994) 30 Cal.App.4th 18, 22, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d 1.)

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