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K.S.A. § 60-735 (2026)

Notice to judgment debtor; form and content; right to hearing; burden of proof

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60-735. Notice to judgment debtor; form and content; right to hearing; burden of proof. (a) Immediately following the time the order of garnishment is served on the garnishee, the party seeking the garnishment shall send a notice to the judgment debtor in any reasonable manner, notifying the judgment debtor:

(1) That a garnishment order has been issued against the judgment debtor and the effect of such order;

(2) of the judgment debtor's right to assert any claim of exemption allowed under the law with respect to a garnishment against property other than earnings or of the judgment debtor's right to object to the calculation of exempt and nonexempt earnings with respect to a garnishment against the earnings of the debtor; and

(3) of the judgment debtor's right to a hearing on such claim or objection. The notice shall be substantially in compliance with the form set forth by the judicial council, and shall contain a description of the exemptions that are applicable to garnishments and the procedure by which the judgment debtor can assert any claim of exemption.

(b) If the judgment debtor requests a hearing to assert any claim of exemption, the request shall be filed no later than 14 days following the date the notice is served on the judgment debtor. If a hearing is requested, the hearing shall be held by the court no sooner than seven days nor later than 14 days after the request is filed. At the time the request for hearing is filed, the judgment debtor shall obtain from the clerk or court the date and time for the hearing which shall be noted on the request form. Immediately after the request for hearing is filed, the judgment debtor shall hand-deliver to the party seeking the garnishment or such party's attorney, if the party is represented by an attorney, or mail to the party seeking the garnishment or such party's attorney, if the party is represented by an attorney, by first-class mail at the party seeking the garnishment or such party's attorney's last known address, a copy of the request for hearing.

(c) If a hearing is held, the judgment debtor shall have the burden of proof to show that some or all of the property subject to the garnishment is exempt, and the court shall enter an order determining the exemption and such other order or orders as is appropriate.

History: L. 2002, ch. 198, § 8; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 162; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Placing the burden of proof on the judgment debtor to show that property is exempt provides sufficient protection for judgment creditors' interest; testimony alone insufficient to prove assignment of ownership of funds in bank account. LSF Franchise REO I v. Emporia Restaurants, Inc., 283 Kan. 13, 25, 42, 152 P.3d 34 (2007).


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Cited in 6 cases, 1953–2020 · leading case: LSF FRANCHISE REO I, LLC v. Emporia Restaurants, Inc., 152 P.3d 34 (Kan. 2007).
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LSF FRANCHISE REO I, LLC v. Emporia Restaurants, Inc., 152 P.3d 34 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 8× “K.S.A. 60-735. Answer of Garnishee The garnishee bank’s answer must contain a statement that “ ‘[t]he amount of the funds, credits or indebtedness belonging to or owing the judgment debtor which I shall hold shall not exceed [the amount held by the bank subject to garnishment].”
Master Fin. Co. v. Pollard, 283 P.3d 817 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 5× “K.S.A. 60-735. The exemptions from wage garnishments in Kansas are also set out by statute.”
Ruggles v. Smith, 259 P.2d 199 (Kan. 1953). · cites it 8× “Section 60-735 provides for a verification by an agent or attorney when the party is not a resident of or is absent from the county.”
Gruver Constr. v. Dunning (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “The statute states that the judgment creditor must have a good-faith belief that the party that receives the garnishment order "has, or will have" assets that belong to the judgment debtor. K.S.A. 2019 Supp.”
– Leaf Funding, Inc. v. Simmons Med. Clinic (Kan. Ct. App. 2017). “See K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 60-735(c). K.S.A. 60-724(3) states: "No judgment shall be rendered in garnishment by reason of the garnishee .”
Michael Lerner (Bankr. D. Kan. 2019). “” K.S.A. 60-735(c) provides that if a hearing is held on a judgment debtor’s objection to a garnishment, “the judgment debtor shall have the burden of proof to show that some or all of the property subject to the garnishment is exempt.”
— K.S.A. § 60-735(a) — 1 case
Gruver Constr. v. Dunning (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “The statute states that the judgment creditor must have a good-faith belief that the party that receives the garnishment order "has, or will have" assets that belong to the judgment debtor. K.S.A. 2019 Supp.”
— K.S.A. § 60-735(b) — 2 cases
LSF FRANCHISE REO I, LLC v. Emporia Restaurants, Inc., 152 P.3d 34 (Kan. 2007). “K.S.A. 60-735. Answer of Garnishee The garnishee bank’s answer must contain a statement that “ ‘[t]he amount of the funds, credits or indebtedness belonging to or owing the judgment debtor which I shall hold shall not exceed [the amount held by the bank subject to garnishment].”
Gruver Constr. v. Dunning (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “The statute states that the judgment creditor must have a good-faith belief that the party that receives the garnishment order "has, or will have" assets that belong to the judgment debtor. K.S.A. 2019 Supp.”
— K.S.A. § 60-735(c) — 5 cases
LSF FRANCHISE REO I, LLC v. Emporia Restaurants, Inc., 152 P.3d 34 (Kan. 2007). “K.S.A. 60-735. Answer of Garnishee The garnishee bank’s answer must contain a statement that “ ‘[t]he amount of the funds, credits or indebtedness belonging to or owing the judgment debtor which I shall hold shall not exceed [the amount held by the bank subject to garnishment].”
Master Fin. Co. v. Pollard, 283 P.3d 817 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “K.S.A. 60-735. The exemptions from wage garnishments in Kansas are also set out by statute.”
– Leaf Funding, Inc. v. Simmons Med. Clinic (Kan. Ct. App. 2017). “See K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 60-735(c). K.S.A. 60-724(3) states: "No judgment shall be rendered in garnishment by reason of the garnishee .”
Gruver Constr. v. Dunning (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “The statute states that the judgment creditor must have a good-faith belief that the party that receives the garnishment order "has, or will have" assets that belong to the judgment debtor. K.S.A. 2019 Supp.”
Michael Lerner (Bankr. D. Kan. 2019). “” K.S.A. 60-735(c) provides that if a hearing is held on a judgment debtor’s objection to a garnishment, “the judgment debtor shall have the burden of proof to show that some or all of the property subject to the garnishment is exempt.”
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