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Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-401 (2026)

Availability of writ of garnishment.

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(a) Subject to W.S. 1-15-101 through 1-15-108, a plaintiff
or judgment creditor may obtain a writ of garnishment as
provided in this article.

     (b) A prejudgment writ of garnishment is available as a
means of attachment of tangible or intangible property, other
than earnings from personal services of the defendant, at any
time after the filing of a complaint and before judgment, in
cases in which a writ of attachment is available under W.S.
1-15-201.

     (c) A post judgment writ of garnishment is available to
satisfy a money judgment.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1986–2014 · leading case: Coones v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 848 P.2d 783 (Wyo. 1993).
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Coones v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 848 P.2d 783 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “Replevin was used in the second instance to enforce the district court’s judgment directing that FDIC was entitled to have possession of the tangible personal property identified in the various security agreements.”
Union Pac. R.R. v. Trona Valley Fed. Credit Union, 57 P.3d 1203 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-15-401 through -425 (garnishment) and 1-15-501 through -511 (continuing garnishment) (LexisNexis 2001).”
Sturman v. First Nat'l Bank, 729 P.2d 667 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 3× ““If the affidavit alleges any of the grounds for attachment stated in W.S. 1-15-401, the court shall issue an order for delivery of the property described in the affidavit without a hearing.”
Catherine Elizabeth Martin, 2014 WY 112 (Wyo. 2014). “§§ 1-15-103 through 107 (prejudgment attachment) and §§ 1-15-401 through 425 (prejudgment and postjudgment garnishment).”
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