Garnishment

Writ of garnishment may issue at time of issuance of writ of attachment or later.

Application to court for writ of garnishment.

Issuance and contents of writ of garnishment

Service of writ

Service and return of writ give court jurisdiction.

Form of interrogatories to garnishee

Garnishment of certain financial institutions.

Garnishment of court clerks, sheriffs, justices of the peace, peace officers, other public officers, executors and administrators.

Unpaid subscription to corporate stock subject to garnishment by creditor of corporation.

Procedure for garnishment when another action pending.

Garnishment of earnings: Limitations on amount.

Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment

Garnishment of earnings: Liability of employer for refusal to withhold or for misrepresentation of earnings.

Garnishment of earnings: Unlawful to discharge or discipline employee.

Property to be delivered to sheriff

Property to be retained by garnishee or delivered to officer

Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer

Answer of garnishee

New matter in plaintiff’s reply deemed denied

Third person may be interpleaded as defendant

Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party

Judgment acquits garnishee for amounts paid.

Discharge of garnishee does not bar action by defendant

Judgment against garnishee for debt not due

Property in hands of garnishee subject to security interest to be delivered to sheriff on payment or tender by plaintiff.

Property held by garnishee to secure performance to be delivered to sheriff upon performance or tender by plaintiff.

Disposal of property received by sheriff

Issuance of writ of garnishment after judgment

New trials and appeals.

Garnishment under foreign judgment: Liability for failure to comply with Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.

Garnishment of earnings: Calculations for determining gross weekly salary or wage of employee.