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Call Now: 904-383-7448"IN THE ______________ COURT OF ____________ COUNTY
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[] Check this box if garnishment is for the collection of child support or alimony. See O.C.G.A. §18-4-50, et seq.
Personally appeared __________________, who on oath says:
(Print name)
1. I am the (Plaintiff) (Attorney at Law for Plaintiff) (Agent for Plaintiff). [Circle one]
2. The Plaintiff obtained a judgment against the Defendant in Case Number ____________ in the ______________ Court of ______________ County, __________________, and noagreement
State
requires forbearance from the garnishment which is applied for currently.
3. $______________ is the balance due, which consists of the sum of $____________ Principal, $____________ Postjudgment interest, and $____________ Other (e.g., prejudgment interest, attorney's fees, costs [exclusive of the cost of this action]).
4. Upon the Affiant's personal knowledge or belief, the sum stated herein is unpaid.
This __________ day of __________________, 20____.
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Affiant
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Print name of Affiant
Sworn to and subscribed before me this __________ day
of __________________, 20____.
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Notary Public or Deputy Clerk of Court"
(Code 1981, §18-4-71, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.)
- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions decided under former O.C.G.A. § 18-4-66 are included in the annotations for this Code section.
- Garnishee's answer to a verified post-judgment garnishment petition need not be verified. First Nat'l Bank v. Sinkler, 170 Ga. App. 668, 317 S.E.2d 897 (1984) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 18-4-66).
Cited in Blach v. Diaz-Verson, 303 Ga. 63, 810 S.E.2d 129 (2018).
- Omission of signature of issuing officer on civil process or summons as affecting jurisdiction of the person, 37 A.L.R.2d 928.
Total Results: 1
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-02-05
Citation: 810 S.E.2d 129
Snippet: OCGA § 18-4-4 (c) (2) and (4) ; see also OCGA §§ 18-4-71, 18-4-74 through 18-4-77. After the effective date