Tennessee § 26-2-407 - Motion to quash execution or garnishment.
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§ 26-2-407. Motion to quash execution or garnishment.
A judgment debtor may assert exemption rights after the service of an execution or garnishment by filing a motion to quash the garnishment or execution. The motion to quash must be filed within the following time periods: Twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 in the event of a levy of execution; Twenty (20) days from the withholding of wages by a garnishee/employer pursuant to a wage garnishment; and With respect to any other garnishment, twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 pursuant to that garnishment. Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 9. Attorney General Opinions. Assertion of exemption rights, OAG 89-10, 1989 Tenn. AG LEXIS 10 (1/31/89). Effect of this section on § 26-2-114 , OAG 90-89, 1990 Tenn. AG LEXIS 98 (10/1/90).
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