Florida Statute 77.61 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 77
GARNISHMENT

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F.S. 77.061

77.061 Reply.—When any garnishee answers and plaintiff is not satisfied with the answer, he or she shall serve a reply within 20 days thereafter denying the allegations of the answer as he or she desires. On failure of plaintiff to file a reply, the answer shall be taken as true and on proper disposition of the assets, if any are disclosed thereby, the garnishee is entitled to an order discharging him or her from further liability under the writ.

History.—s. 27, ch. 67-254; s. 388, ch. 95-147.

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Reeves v. Don L. Tullis & Associates

305 So. 2d 813, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14783

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 1975 | Docket: 1512345

Cited 9 times | Published

garnishee answered that she was not so indebted. F.S. § 77.061 provides for a reply by the plaintiff (formerly

Fla. Psc v. Pruitt, Humphress

587 So. 2d 561, 1991 WL 199928

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 1991 | Docket: 1405868

Cited 5 times | Published

this proceeding the answer must be taken as true. § 77.061, Fla. Stat. (1989). Pursuant to sections 77.055

Robert C. Malt & Co. v. Colvin

419 So. 2d 745

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 1982 | Docket: 1753944

Cited 2 times | Published

reply denying the allegations of the answer (Section 77.061) and demanding a jury trial on the issues made

Navy Federal Credit Union v. Camden Summit Partnership, L.P.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 2, 2025 | Docket: 69834282

Published

“objection” to appellant’s answer pursuant to section 77.061, Florida Statutes (2023). Appellee’s objection

Navy Federal Credit Union v. Nicholas Financial, Inc., and Crawford

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 14, 2025 | Docket: 69737230

Published

the Amended Answer were to be taken as true. See § 77.061, Fla. Stat. (2023); First Colony Life Ins. Co

Navy Federal Credit Union v. Veros Credit, LLC and Jonathan D. Arroyo

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 2024 | Docket: 69347469

Published

disputing the garnishee’s answer pursuant to section 77.061, Florida Statutes (2021). The plaintiff’s reply

Cortez Community Bank v. Cobb

56 So. 3d 80, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2671, 2011 WL 711048

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2011 | Docket: 60298645

Published

serve a reply to the Bank’s answer pursuant to section 77.061.2 We reject this argument and find the trial

Cadle Co. v. G & G Associates

741 So. 2d 1257, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 13198, 1999 WL 816974

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 1999 | Docket: 64791259

Published

77.055, Florida Statutes (1997). Pursuant to section 77.061, Florida Statutes (1997), Cadle served a reply

Pressner v. Pressner

579 So. 2d 379, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 4580, 1991 WL 80039

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 15, 1991 | Docket: 64658667

Published

partnership account. Mrs. Pressner failed to reply. Section 77.061, Florida Statutes (1989) provides as follows: