§ 18-4-74. Summons of Garnishment
“IN THE COURT OF COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ) Plaintiff: ) ) ) Name ) ) Plaintiff’s contact information: ) ) ) Name ) ) Civil Action File No. Street Address ) ) City State ZIP Code ) ) Email Address ) ) Phone Number ) ) Bar Number ) ) v. ) ) Defendant: […]
§ 18-4-26. Local Government Organization and Employees Subject to Garnishment; Procedure
Money due officials or employees of a municipal corporation or county of this state or of the state government, or any department or institution thereof, as salary for services performed for or on behalf of the municipal corporation or county of this state or the state, or any department or institution thereof, shall be subject […]
§ 18-4-40. Right to Continuing Garnishment Process; Applicable Provisions
In addition to garnishment proceedings otherwise available under this chapter, in all cases when a money judgment was obtained in a court of this state or a federal court or is being enforced in this state as provided in Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 9, the “Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act,” or […]
§ 18-4-41. Affidavit of Continuing Garnishment; Summons; Notice of Exemptions; Form
In addition to the information required by subsection (a) of Code Section 18-4-3, an affidavit of continuing garnishment shall state that the plaintiff believes that the garnishee is or may be an employer of or under periodic obligations for payment to the defendant and subject to continuing garnishment. Only one summons of continuing garnishment shall […]
§ 18-4-42. Filing and Contents of Summons of Continuing Garnishment; Filing of Subsequent Answers
As used in this Code section, the term “previous garnishee answer date” means the date upon which the immediately preceding garnishee answer was filed. If the garnishee owes the defendant any sum for wages earned as the garnishee’s employee or any sum for goods or services periodically provided to the garnishee, the garnishee answer shall […]
§ 18-4-43. Default Judgment Against Garnishee in Continuing Garnishment; Relief From Default
When a garnishee fails or refuses to file a garnishee answer at least once every 45 days, such garnishee shall automatically be in default. The default may be opened as provided in Code Section 18-4-21. If the case is still in default after the expiration of the period of 15 days, judgment by default may […]
§ 18-4-50. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Earnings” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 18-4-1 and shall include disability or retirement benefits that are received from the Social Security Administration pursuant to Title II of the federal Social Security Act, disability benefits that are received pursuant to the federal Veterans’ […]
§ 18-4-51. Continuing Garnishment of Support
In addition to garnishment proceedings otherwise available under this chapter, in all cases when a judgment was obtained or is being enforced, a plaintiff shall be entitled to the process of continuing garnishment for support against any garnishee who is an employer of the defendant against whom the judgment has been obtained. Unless otherwise specifically […]
§ 18-4-17. Third-Party Claimants
At any time before judgment is entered on the garnishee’s answer or money or other property subject to garnishment is distributed, any person may file a third-party claim in writing under oath stating that he or she has a claim superior to that of the plaintiff to the money or other property in the hands […]
§ 18-4-52. Affidavit of Continuing Garnishment for Support; Service
In addition to the information required by subsection (a) of Code Sections 18-4-3 and 18-4-41, the plaintiff shall attach a certified copy of the judgment to be enforced to the affidavit of continuing garnishment for support and shall state the following in such affidavit: That the defendant is in arrears on the obligation of support […]