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Title 18. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR · Chapter 4. GARNISHMENT PROCEEDINGS · Article 4. GARNISHMENT FORMS

18-4-88. Third-party claim.

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  1. “IN THE COURT OF COUNTY

  2. STATE OF GEORGIA

  3. )

  4. )

  5. Plaintiff )

  6. )

  7. v. ) Civil Action File No.

  8. )

  9. )

  10. Defendant )

  11. )

  12. )

  13. Garnishee )

  14. THIRD-PARTY CLAIM

  15. Personally appeared , who on oath says that he (Print name)

  16. or she has a claim superior to that of the Plaintiff to the money or other property in the hands of the Garnishee subject to the process of garnishment.

  17. The Affiant further states: (check applicable box and complete the information requested)

  18. □ The Affiant obtained a judgment against the Defendant in the

  19. Court of County, , in

  20. State

  21. Case Number on , and the unpaid balance

  22. Date

  23. of such judgment is in the amount of $ .

  24. or

  25. □ The basis of the Affiant’s claim is

  26. This day of , 20 .

  27. Affiant Print name of Affiant Sworn to and subscribed before me this day

  28. of , 20 .

  29. Notary Public or Deputy Clerk of Court

  30. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

  31. This is to certify that I have this day served the Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s Attorney, the Defendant, and the Garnishee in the foregoing matter with a copy of this pleading by depositing it in the United States Mail in a properly addressed envelope with adequate postage thereon.

  32. This day of , 20 .

  33. Third-party Claimant or Third-party Claimant’s Attorney”

Reading note: the printed indentation of one or more subsections was ambiguous, so their nesting is the extractor's best reading. The official page linked below settles any doubt.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 18-4-88, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t18-t19-(v16)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V16, 2022 edition, pages 276 to 278; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.