Georgia § 18-4-17 - Third party claimants.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 18-4-17 — Third party claimants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4-17. Third party claimants.
At any time before judgment is entered on the garnishee's answer or money or other property subject to garnishment is distributed, any person may file a third-party claim in writing under oath stating that he 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, and the third-party claimant shall be a party to all further proceedings upon the garnishment. A third-party claimant shall serve his or her claim upon the plaintiff, defendant, and garnishee. The form for a third-party claim is set forth in Code Section 18-4-88. (Code 1981, § 18-4-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.)
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Section 18-4-17 ("Third party claimants.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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