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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 26 - Execution
Chapter 2 - Exemptions—garnishment
Part 4 - Executions and Garnishments in Aid of Executions
§ 26-2-407. Motion to Quash Execution or Garnishment
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TN Code § 26-2-407 (2020)
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A judgment debtor may assert exemption rights after the service of an execution or garnishment by filing a motion to quash the garnishment or execution. The motion to quash must be filed within the following time periods:
- Twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 in the event of a levy of execution;
- Twenty (20) days from the withholding of wages by a garnishee/employer pursuant to a wage garnishment; and
- With respect to any other garnishment, twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 pursuant to that garnishment.
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