2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 18 - DEBTOR AND CREDITOR (§§ 18-1-1 — 18-5-5) › Chapter 4 - GARNISHMENT PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-4-1 — 18-4-90) › Article 4 - FORMS (§§ 18-4-70 — 18-4-90) › Section 18-4-74 - Summons of garnishment

"IN THE __________________ COURT OF __________________ COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
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Plaintiff:
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Name
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Plaintiff's contact information:
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__________________
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Name
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__________________
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Civil Action File No.
Street Address
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__________________
City State ZIP Code
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__________________
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Email Address
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Phone Number
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__________________
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Bar Number
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v.
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Defendant:
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Garnishment Court information:
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__________________
Name
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Street Address
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__________________, Georgia
Street Address
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City
__________________
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__________________
City State ZIP Code
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ZIP Code
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__________________
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Phone Number
Garnishee:
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__________________
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Name
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__________________
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Street Address
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City State ZIP Code
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SUMMONS OF GARNISHMENT
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Check this box if this is a garnishment for child support or alimony. If this is intended to be a continuing garnishment for
support, use the form set forth in O.C.G.A. §
18-4-80
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TO THE ABOVE-NAMED GARNISHEE:
Total amount claimed due by the Plaintiff $__________________
Plus court costs due on this summons $__________________
Total garnishment claim $__________________
COURT OF JUDGMENT
__________________
JUDGMENT CASE NO.
__________________
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED
to immediately hold all money, including wages, and other property, except what is known to be exempt, including property in safe-deposit boxes or similar property that you hold, belonging to the Defendant or obligations owed to the Defendant named above beginning on the day of service of this summons and including the next 29 days. You are
FURTHER COMMANDED
to file your answer, in writing, not sooner than 30 days and not later than 45 days from the date you were served with this summons, with the Clerk of this Court and serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's Attorney named above and the Defendant named above, or the Defendant's Attorney, if known, at the time of making such answer. Your answer shall state what money, including wages, or other property, except what is known to be exempt, belonging to the Defendant or obligations owed to the Defendant you hold beginning on the day of service of this summons and including the next 29 days. Money, including wages, or other property admitted in an answer to be subject to garnishment must be sent or delivered to the Court concurrently with your answer.
If, in answering this summons, you state that the property of the Defendant includes property in a safe-deposit box or similar property, you shall answer to the Court issuing this summons as to the existence of such safe-deposit box or similar property and shall restrict access to any contents of such safe-deposit box or similar property until further order of such Court regarding the disposition of such contents or 120 days from the date of filing your answer to this summons unless such time has been extended by the Court, whichever is sooner.
Should you fail to file a Garnishee Answer as required by this summons, a judgment by default will be rendered against you for the amount remaining due on a judgment as shown in the Plaintiff's Affidavit of Garnishment.
WITNESS
, the Honorable __________________, Judge of said Court.
This __________________ day of __________________, 20__________________.
__________________, Clerk of Court
By: __________________
Deputy Clerk, __________________ Court"
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 307,§ 18, eff. 5/10/2021.
Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 574,§ 27, eff. 1/1/2021.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 325,§ 1, eff. 5/12/2016.