D62 form: ask the court to summon a debtor who has not paid
Form D62 is the request for the court to issue a judgment summons. The summons requires the debtor to come to court to explain why they have not paid money an order says they must pay.
Fill in the D62 form with Wren
How Wren helps with the D62
Official forms are written for lawyers. With Wren you do not have to decode this one on your own, and you still follow the court’s procedure.
- Plain questions, one at a timeEach part of the D62 becomes short questions in everyday words. Answer at your own pace and come back to it.
- Help beside each questionWhat the question is asking and what the official guidance says about it, in plain English.
- The official form, filled inYour answers go into the official D62. You check it, sign it and send it yourself. Nothing goes to the court for you.
- What comes next, kept with your caseWhat usually happens after you send it, with the dates worked out from the published rules.
Time and money
- On your own
- A day or more
- With Wren
- About an hour for most forms
- Solicitor for this form
- £740 to £1,2403 to 5 hours
A solicitor’s time for the D62 can run to £1,240. With Wren it is part of £19.99 a month, and it takes about an hour for most forms rather than a day or more.
Times and hours are Wren’s estimates for a typical case, not quotes. Solicitor costs are those hours at £247 an hour, the courts’ guideline rate for a solicitor with over four years’ experience, outside London (GOV.UK, Solicitors' guideline hourly rates (in effect from 1 January 2026)). The guideline runs from £200 to £295 an hour outside London depending on experience, firms set their own rates, and VAT is added on top.
Key facts
- Official title
- Request for issue of judgment summons: Form D62
- Edition
- 11.14 (1 page).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Fee
- £85 (fees order 12.4).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Service
- The summons and the documents are served at least 14 days before the hearing, personally or, if the court allows, by post (FPR 33.11).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Committal
- The court can commit a debtor to prison only if it is proved that they have or have had the means to pay and have refused or neglected to; the debtor cannot be made to give evidence (FPR 33.14).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Other orders
- The court can instead make a new order for payment, or suspend a committal order on terms (FPR 33.16).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
Who uses the D62
A person owed money under a family court order, often maintenance, who wants the court to examine the debtor's failure to pay.
When it is used
After money due under the order has not been paid. The request comes with a statement of the amount due and the evidence the rules require (FPR 33.10).
Before you start
- The order you are enforcing, its date and what it says must be paid.
- A record of payments made and missed, so you can show the amount claimed.
- Evidence of the debtor's means, if you have any.
How to fill in the D62
Open each part for what it asks and how to answer it. In Wren, each part is a few plain questions, and your answers fill in the form.
The single page
The court and case details, the debtor, the order and the amount you claim, with any arrears over 12 months old shown separately, and the total including the fee.
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What happens after you send it
If the summons is issued it is served on the debtor, who is offered money to travel to court (FPR 33.14A). At the hearing the court decides whether non-payment is proved to be wilful and what order to make.
Common mistakes
- Not showing how the amount claimed is worked out.
- Expecting committal without evidence of the debtor's means.
- Not serving at least 14 days before the hearing.
Common questions
Will the debtor go to prison?
Only if the court is satisfied, on proof, that they have or have had the means to pay and have refused or neglected to (FPR 33.14). The court can make other orders instead.
Is there another way?
Form D50K asks the court to choose the method of enforcement it considers appropriate. Attachment of earnings (FE15) and charging orders (FE6, FE7) are other methods.
Where these facts come from
These are the official rules and pages this page is based on. They are listed so you can check a detail for yourself; you do not need them to use Wren. They are outside Wren and open in a new tab.