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O.C.G.A. § 18-4-78

Summons of continuing garnishment

Code 1981, § 18-4-78, enacted by Ga

Plaintiff:

Name

Plaintiffs contact information:

Name

Street Address

Civil Action File No.

City State ZIP Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Bar Number

eee NTO OO OO OE OES NES NOSE ES a

, Georgia

Defendant: Garnishment Court information: Name 5 Street Address Street Address i City City State ZIP Code 5 ZIP Code 5 Phone Number Garnishee: Name ) Street Address 5 City State ZIP Code 5

Total amount claimed due by the Plaintiff ....... $ Plus court costs due on this summons ............ $ Total garnishment claim ...............0c00 $

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to immediately hold all money, including wages, and other property, except what is known to be exempt, belonging to the Defendant or obligations owed to the Defendant named above beginning on the day of service of this summons and including the next 1,095 days. You are FURTHER COMMANDED to file your answer, in writing, not later than 45 days from the date you were served with this summons, with the Clerk of this Court and serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs Attorney named above and the Defendant named above, or the Defendant’s Attorney, if known, at the time of making such answer. Your answer shall state what money, including wages, or other property, except what is known to be exempt, belonging to the Defendant or obligations owed to the Defendant you hold or owe beginning on the day of service of this summons and between the time of such service and the time of making your first answer. Thereafter, you are required to file further answers no later than 45 days after your last answer. Every further answer shall state what money, including wages, and other property, except what is known to be exempt, belonging to the Defendant or obligations owed to the Defendant you hold or owe at and from the time of the last answer to the time of the current answer. YOU MUST FILE ADDITIONAL GARNISHEE TO DEFENDANT. Money, including wages, or other property admitted in an answer to be subject to continuing garnishment must be sent or delivered to the Court concurrently with each answer.

Should you fail to file Garnishee Answers as required by this summons, a judgment by default will be rendered against you for the amount remaining due on a judgment as shown in the Plaintiffs Affidavit of Continuing Garnishment.

WITNESS, the Honorable

, Judge of said

Court.

This day of

By: Deputy Clerk,

, Clerk of Court

Court”

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.