Opinion ID: 2981841
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Garnishment Order

Text: In August 2006, Colyer moved the Franklin Circuit Court to set aside the garnishment order, which the court did. (Id. at 11.) At this point, MetLife was the issuer of the annuity, and it made a $1,000 payment to Colyer in September 2006. (Id.) Carroll then moved to reinstate the garnishment. (Id.) In response, MetLife withheld further annuity payments until the Franklin Circuit Court could address Carroll’s motion. (Id.) Nearly a year after Carroll’s motion, the court reinstated the garnishment, but at a reduced rate of $650 a month. (Id.) In November 2008, the court reduced the garnishment further, this time to $250 a month. (Id.) In May 2009, MetLife was still withholding payments, so Colyer and Carroll reached a settlement over the annuity payments withheld by MetLife between October 2006 and June 2009. (Id.) Pursuant to that settlement, MetLife made lump sum payments of $16,000 to both Colyer and Carroll. (Id.) Colyer and Carroll also agreed to an arrangement by which MetLife was to pay Colyer 5 $700 a month and Carroll $300 a month from the annuity until either Colyer’s death or February 2033, whichever came first. (Id.)