§ 918.5

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 66. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.
(a)The trial court may, in its discretion, stay the enforcement of a judgment or order if the judgment debtor has another action pending on a disputed claim against the judgment creditor.
(b)In exercising its discretion under this section, the court shall consider all of the following:
(1)The likelihood of the judgment debtor prevailing in the other action.
(2)The amount of the judgment of the judgment creditor as compared to the amount

of the probable recovery of the judgment debtor in the action on the disputed claim.

(3)The financial ability of the judgment creditor to satisfy the judgment if a judgment is rendered against the judgment creditor in the action on the disputed claim.

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