Georgia § 18-4-73 - Affidavit of continuing garnishment for support.
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§ 18-4-73. Affidavit of continuing garnishment for support.
"IN THE ______________ COURT OF ____________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ) Plaintiff: ) ) __________________________________ ) Name ) ) Plaintiff's contact information: ) ) __________________________________ ) Name ) __________________________________ ) Civil Action File No. Street Address ) __________________________________ ) ________________________ City State ZIP Code ) __________________________________ ) E-mail Address ) __________________________________ ) Phone Number ) __________________________________ ) Bar Number ) ) v. ) ) Defendant: ) ) __________________________________ ) Name ) __________________________________ ) Street Address ) __________________________________ ) City State ZIP Code ) ) Garnishee: ) ) __________________________________ ) Name ) __________________________________ ) Street Address ) __________________________________ ) City State ZIP Code ) AFFIDAVIT OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT FOR SUPPORT Personally appeared _______________________________________________________, who on oath says: (Print name) I am the (Plaintiff) (Attorney at Law for Plaintiff) (Agent for Plaintiff). [Circle one] The Plaintiff obtained a judgment against the Defendant in Case Number ____________ in the ______________ Court of ______________ County, __________________, and no agreement State requires forbearance from the garnishment which is applied for currently. The Affiant states that the Defendant is in arrears on the obligation for support in an amount equal to or in excess of one month's obligation as decreed in the judgment for support and provides the following information: $______________ is the amount of arrearage which exists under the judgment as of the execution of this affidavit. A. [] Periodic support is owed for one obligee, or the judgment sets forth a total amount of periodic support for multiple obligees as follows: $____________ is the total amount of periodic support due for ____________________________, ____________________________, and Name of obligee Name of obligee ____________________________. Such periodic support is payable Name of obligee on a ________________________ basis. E.g., weekly, monthly The termination date of the obligation for periodic support is ______________. Date B. [] Periodic support is owed for multiple obligees, and the judgment sets forth a different amount of periodic support for each obligee as follows: $ ____________ is the total amount of periodic support due for __________________, payable on a ____________________________ Name of obligee E.g., weekly, monthly basis, and the termination date of such obligation is ______________________________. Date $ ____________ is the total amount of periodic support due for __________________, payable on a ____________________________ Name of obligee E.g., weekly, monthly basis, and the termination date of such obligation is ______________________________. Date $ ____________ is the total amount of periodic support due for __________________, payable on a ____________________________ Name of obligee E.g., weekly, monthly basis, and the termination date of such obligation is ______________________________. Date [] Check this box and attach a certified copy of the judgment for support hereto. Upon the Affiant's personal knowledge or belief, the sum stated herein is unpaid. The Affiant believes that the Garnishee is an employer of or under periodic obligations for payment of funds to the Defendant. This __________ day of __________________, 20____. _______________________________________________________________________________ Affiant _______________________________________________________________________________ Print name of Affiant Sworn to and subscribed before me this __________ day of __________________, 20____. ________________________________________________ Notary Public or Deputy Clerk of Court" (Code 1981, § 18-4-73 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255; Ga. L. 2020, p. 691, § 26/SB 443.) Check one of the boxes below and complete the requested information: The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted "or under periodic obligations for payment of funds to" in paragraph (6) of the form.
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Section 18-4-73 ("Affidavit of continuing garnishment for support.") 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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