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2016 Georgia Code
Title 18 - Debtor and Creditor
Chapter 4 - Garnishment Proceedings
Article 1 - General Provisions
- § 18-4-1. Definitions
- § 18-4-2. Uniform procedures for garnishment; entitlement to procedures; application; amendment
- § 18-4-3. Affidavit and requirements; summons of garnishment; form for affidavit
- § 18-4-4. Process of garnishment; period of garnishment
- § 18-4-5. Maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment; adverse employment action prohibited
- § 18-4-6. Exemption from garnishment
- § 18-4-7. Required information on summons of garnishment or attachment thereto; form usage; failure to use correct form
- § 18-4-8. Required documents and service thereof
- § 18-4-9. Periodic summonses; original filing date limiting extension
- § 18-4-10. Responses by garnishee; judgment by default
- § 18-4-11. Garnishee answer; restricted access to property
- § 18-4-12. Entity as garnishee
- § 18-4-13. Service of garnishee's answer
- § 18-4-14. Recovery of reasonable expenses; recovery of actual expenses; refunds
- § 18-4-15. Parties to garnishment; basis for exemption; form; challenge to garnishment
- § 18-4-16. Plaintiff filing traverse
- § 18-4-17. Third party claimants
- § 18-4-18. Priority
- § 18-4-19. Order of trial; introduction of evidence; expenses
- § 18-4-20. Failure to file claim or traverse in timely manner
- § 18-4-21. Failure of garnishee to file answer; default
- § 18-4-22. Financial institution as garnishee; failure to answer
- § 18-4-23. Grounds for relief from liability
- § 18-4-24. Modification of default judgments; burden of proof
- § 18-4-25. Release of summons of garnishment; release of garnishment; form
- § 18-4-26. Local government organization and employees subject to garnishment; procedure
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