Code of Civil Procedure section 680.190

“Equity” means the fair market value of the interest of the judgment debtor in property, or in the case of community property the fair market value of the interest of the judgment debtor and the spouse of the judgment debtor in the property, over and above all liens and encumbrances on the interest superior to the judgment creditor’s lien.

Source: Section 680.190, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=680.­190.­ (updated Jul. 1, 1983; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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