Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-506 (2026)

Service of notice upon judgment debtor; answer

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and tender of payment by garnishee.

     (a) The garnishee shall deliver a copy of the writ of
continuing garnishment required by W.S. 1-15-505, together with
the calculation of exempt earnings, to the judgment debtor at
the time the judgment debtor receives earnings for the first pay
period affected by the writ of continuing garnishment. For all
subsequent pay periods affected by the writ, the garnishee shall
deliver a copy of the calculation of the amount of exempt
earnings to the judgment debtor at the time the judgment debtor
receives earnings for that pay period.

     (b) Compliance with this section and W.S. 1-15-505 by the
judgment creditor shall be deemed to give sufficient notice to
the judgment debtor of the continuing garnishment proceedings
against him, and no further notice shall be required under this
article.

     (c) The garnishee shall file with the court a verified
answer to the writ of continuing garnishment no later than ten
(10) days following the date the judgment debtor receives
earnings for the first pay period affected by the writ, or forty
(40) days following the date the writ was served upon the
garnishee, whichever is earlier. The answer of the garnishee
shall state:

          (i) Whether the judgment debtor was employed by the
garnishee on the date the writ was served;

          (ii) Whether the judgment debtor is paid weekly,
monthly or otherwise;

          (iii) The dates on which the judgment debtor will be
paid during the ninety (90) day effective period of the writ;

          (iv) The amount of the judgment debtor's regular
gross pay and an itemization of deductions regularly withheld
from the judgment debtor's gross pay by the garnishee; and

           (v) Whether any other outstanding writ of continuing
garnishment or income withholding order for child support
relating to the judgment debtor has been served on the garnishee
and if so the date on which each writ or order is expected to
terminate.

     (d) For each pay period affected by the writ, the
garnishee shall pay any nonexempt earnings and deliver a
calculation of the amount of exempt earnings to the clerk of the
court which issued the writ no less than five (5) nor more than
ten (10) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays,
following the day the judgment debtor receives earnings affected
by the writ.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2020 · leading case: Sonny Pilcher, individually, & d/b/a C.C. Cowboys, Inc. v. Monty Elliott, individually, & d/b/a Omega Constr., 2020 WY 130 (Wyo. 2020).
Sonny Pilcher, individually, & d/b/a C.C. Cowboys, Inc. v. Monty Elliott, individually, & d/b/a Omega Constr., 2020 WY 130 (Wyo. 2020). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-15-506 . Service of a writ of garnishment on a garnishee is similar to service of a summons.”
McManaman v. McManaman, 2002 WY 128 (Wyo. 2002). “(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a judgment debtor who is served with a writ of continuing garnishment under W.S. 1-15-506 shall file objections to the continuing garnishment and receive a hearing on his objections as provided by W.”
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