Georgia § 18-4-89 - Release of garnishment.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 18-4-89 — Release of garnishment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4-89. Release of garnishment.
"IN THE ______________ COURT OF ____________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ) __________________________________ ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) Civil Action File No. ) __________________________________ ) ________________________ Defendant ) ) __________________________________ ) Garnishee ) RELEASE OF GARNISHMENT To: ________________________ Garnishee This is to notify you that you have been released from filing a Garnishee Answer to any and all Summons of Garnishment or Summons of Continuing Garnishment pending as of this date in the above-styled case. This release authorizes you to pay or deliver to the Defendant in garnishment any money or other property in your possession belonging to the Defendant. This release does not terminate the garnishment proceedings, nor does this release relieve you of any obligation placed on you by the service of a Summons of Garnishment subsequent to this date. This ____________ day of ______________, 20____. ________________________________________ Clerk, ____________ Court of _____________ County CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 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. This ____________ day of ______________, 20____. ________________________________________ Deputy Clerk of Court" (Code 1981, § 18-4-89 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.)
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Section 18-4-89 ("Release of garnishment.") 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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