2018 Georgia Code Annotated
TITLE 18
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR
Chapter 2. Debtor and Creditor Relations, 18-2-1 through 18-2-85.
Reserved
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Acts Void as Against Creditors.
Article 3
Preferences and Assignments for Benefit of Creditors.
Article 4
Uniform Voidable Transactions Act.
Cross references. - Effect of new promise to pay a debt as reviving or extending original liability, § 9-3-110 et seq.
Chapter 3. Attachment Proceedings, 18-3-1 through 18-3-75.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Levy and Replevy of Property Generally.
Article 3
Third-party Claims.
Article 4
Judgment, Execution, and Levy.
Chapter 4. Garnishment Proceedings, 18-4-1 through 18-4-89.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Continuing Garnishment Proceedings.
Article 3
Continuing Garnishment for Child Support or Spousal Support.
Article 4
Garnishment Forms.
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
AFFIDAVIT OF GARNISHMENT
Check this box if the Garnishee is a financial institution.
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
AFFIDAVIT OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT
DO NOT USE THIS FORM FOR A CONTINUING GARNISHMENT
FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY.
SEE O.C.G.A. § 18-4-73.
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
AFFIDAVIT OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT FOR SUPPORT
Personally appeared _______________________________________________________, who on oathsays:
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
SUMMONS OF GARNISHMENT
Check this box if this is a garnishment for child support or alimony. If this is intended to be a continuing garnishment for support, use the form set forth in O.C.G.A. § 18-4-80.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
ATTACHMENT FOR SUMMONS OF GARNISHMENT
Other known names of the Defendant:
THIS PLEADING SHALL NOT BE FILED WITH THE COURT"
Code 1981, § 18-4-75, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.)
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
SUMMONS OF GARNISHMENT ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
DO NOT USE THIS FORM IF THIS IS A CONTINUING GARNISHMENT
(SEE O.C.G.A. §§ 18-4-72 and 18-4-78)
OR CONTINUING
GARNISHMENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR
ALIMONY
(SEE O.C.G.A. §§ 18-4-73 and 18-4-80).
Check this box if other allegations are made against a nonjudgment Defendant pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 18-4-23.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
ATTACHMENT FOR SUMMONS OF GARNISHMENT
ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
THIS PLEADING SHALL NOT BE FILED WITH THE COURT"
Code 1981, § 18-4-77, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.)
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
SUMMONS OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED GARNISHEE:
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
ATTACHMENT FOR SUMMONS OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT
Other known names of the Defendant:
THIS PLEADING SHALL NOT BE FILED WITH THE COURT"
Code 1981, § 18-4-79, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.)
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
SUMMONS OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT FOR SUPPORT GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 18
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED GARNISHEE:
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
ATTACHMENT FOR SUMMONS OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT FOR SUPPORT
Other known names of the Defendant:
THIS PLEADING SHALL NOT BE FILED WITH THE COURT"
Code 1981, § 18-4-81, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.)
STATE OF GEORGIA
Plaintiff: )
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT OF RIGHT AGAINST GARNISHMENT OF MONEY, INCLUDING WAGES, AND OTHER PROPERTY
You received this notice because money, including wages, and other property belonging to you have been garnished to pay a court judgment against you. HOWEVER, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO KEEP YOUR MONEY, INCLUDING WAGES, OR OTHER PROPERTY.
DEFENDANT'S CLAIM FORM
I CLAIM EXEMPTION from garnishment. Some of my money or property held by the garnishee is exempt because it is: (check all that apply)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day served the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's Attorney and the Garnishee 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.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
ORDER FOR HEARING ON DEFENDANT'S CLAIM
It is hereby ordered that a hearing be held upon the Defendant's claim before this court on the __________ day of ______________, 20____, at ____:____ _. M., and that the Clerk of Court shall transmit a copy of the Defendant's Claim Form and this order to the Plaintiff, the Defendant, and the Garnishee.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day served the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's Attorney, the Defendant, and the Garnishee 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.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
GARNISHEE ANSWER
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:
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.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION GARNISHEE ANSWER
1. At the time of service of the Summons of Garnishment on a Financial Institution and including the next five days, the Garnishee had in its possession the following described money and property of the Defendant:
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.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
GARNISHEE ANSWER 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:
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.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
PLAINTIFF'S TRAVERSE
Now comes the Plaintiff in the above-styled case and traverses the Garnishee Answer by saying the same is untrue or legally insufficient. The Plaintiff further states:
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day served the Defendant and the Garnishee 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.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
THIRD-PARTY CLAIM
Personally appeared ______________________________, who on oathsays
or
The basis of the Affiant's claim is __________________________________
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day served the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's Attorney, the Defendant, and the Garnishee 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.
STATE OF GEORGIA
__________________________________ )
RELEASE OF GARNISHMENT
To: ________________________
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day served the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's Attorney, the Defendant, and the Garnishee 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.
Chapter 5. Debt Adjustment, 18-5-1 through 18-5-5.
