writ of fieri facias

Writs of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis are unaffected.

The most usual form of enforcement is the issue of a writ of fieri facias (fi.

Writs of fieri facias are renamed writs of control.

The previous system of warrants of execution and writs of fieri facias was increasingly considered as cumbersome, confusing and old-fashioned.

Section 8 ordered that appraisals of property seized in execution of writs of fieri facias should follow the same rules as appraisals made for the relevant state courts.

In order to execute a money judgment against personal property, such as vehicles, furniture, clothing, jewelry, equipment, appliances, and the like, the creditor must obtain what is called a "writ of fieri facias" (often abbreviated to "fi fa").

In order to appoint an HCEO, the County Court judgment is transferred to the High Court and a writ of fieri facias is issued (this will be called a writ of control once the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Part 3 comes fully into force).

But this statute provided that henceforth it should be in the election of the party having recovered judgment to have a writ of fieri facias unto the sheriff on lands and goods or else ail the chattels of the debtor and the one half of his lands until the judgment be satisfied.

In England and Wales, the writ of fieri facias, except for writs of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis, will be renamed a writ of control when s62(4) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 comes into force.