O.C.G.A. § 18-4-84 (2019)
Garnishee answer
“IN THE
Plaintiff v. Defendant Garnishee
STATE OF GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action File No. ) ) ) ) ) )
(GARNISHEE)
1. At the time of service or from the time of service to the time of this Garnishee Answer, the Garnishee had in its possession the following described property of the Defendant:
2. At the time of service or from the time of service to the time of this Garnishee Answer, all obligations accruing from the Garnishee to the Defendant are in the amount of $ . 3. $ is the amount herewith paid into court. 4. The Garnishee further states: . Garnishee, Garnishee’s Attorney, or officer or employee of an entity Garnishee
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that I have this day served the Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s Attorney and the Defendant or Defendant’s Attorney in the foregoing matter with a copy of this pleading by depositing it in the United States mail in a properly addressed envelope with adequate postage thereon. This
day of
, 20
.
Garnishee, Garnishee’s Attorney, or officer or employee of an entity Garnishee”
History
Code 1981, § 18-4-84, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255; Ga. L. 2020, p. 691, § 31/SB 443; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 18/HB 497. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, added “OF (GARNISHEE)” in the form catchline.
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “United States mail” for “United States Mail” in the form under “CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE”.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Editor’s notes. - 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. Verification of garnishee’s answer. - 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 Ga. App. LEXIS 2908 (1984) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 18-4-66).