O.C.G.A. § 18-4-86 (2019)
Garnishee answer to continuing garnishment
“IN THE
Plaintiff v. Defendant Garnishee
STATE OF GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action File No. ) ) ) ) ) )
GARNISHEE ANSWER OF (GARNISHEE) TO CONTINUING GARNISHMENT 1. From the time of service of the Summons of Continuing Garnishment, if this is the first Garnishee Answer to such summons, otherwise from the time of the last Garnishee Answer to the Summons of Continuing Garnishment until the time of this Garnishee Answer, the Garnishee had in the Garnishee’s possession the following described property of the Defendant:
2. From the time of service of the Summons of Continuing Garnishment, if this is the first Garnishee Answer to such summons, otherwise from the time of the last Garnishee Answer to the Summons of Continuing Garnishment until the time of this Gar259
nishee Answer, all obligations accruing from the Garnishee to the Defendant are in the amount of $ . 3. $ of the amount named in paragraph 2 were wages earned at the rate of $ per for the period beginning , 20 , through the time of making Date this Garnishee Answer. The amount of wages which is subject to this garnishment is computed as follows: $ Gross earnings $ Total social security and withholding tax and other mandatory deductions required by law $ Total disposable earnings $ Amount of wages subject to garnishment. 4. $
is the amount herewith paid into court.
5. □ Check this box if the Defendant is not presently employed by or owed periodic payments by the Garnishee. 6. □ Check this box if the Defendant was employed by or owed periodic payments by the Garnishee on or after service of the Summons of Continuing Garnishment but was terminated as of , 20 . Date 7. □ Check this box if this is the last Garnishee Answer this Garnishee is required to file to the presently pending Summons of Garnishment in the above-styled case. 8. 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, § 18-4-86, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255; Ga. L. 2020, p. 691, § 33/SB 443; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 18/HB 497. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “Garnishee Answer of (Garnishee) To Continuing Garnishment” for “Garnishee
Answer To Continuing Garnishment”; and inserted “or owed periodic payments by” in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the form. 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”.