Georgia Code Title 18. Debtor and Creditor § 18-4-76

SUMMONS OF GARNISHMENT ON A FINANCIAL

INSTITUTION

DO NOT USE THIS FORM IF THIS IS A CONTINUING

GARNISHMENT

(SEE O.C.G.A. §§ 18-4-72 and 18-4-78) OR CONTINUING

GARNISHMENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR

ALIMONY (SEE O.C.G.A. §§ 18-4-73 and 18-4-80).

☐ O.C.G.A. § 18-4-23

☐ Check this box if this is a garnishment for child support or alimony.

COURT OF JUDGMENT

JUDGMENT CASE NO.

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to immediately hold all money, including wages, and other property, except what is known to be exempt, including property in safe-deposit boxes or similar property that you hold, belonging to the Defendant named above beginning on the day of service of this summons and including the next five days. You are FURTHER COMMANDED to file your answer, in writing, not sooner than five days and not later than 15 days after the date you were served with this summons, with the Clerk of this Court and serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's Attorney named above and the Defendant named above, or the Defendant's Attorney, if known, at the time of making such answer. Your answer shall state what money, including wages, or other property, except what is known to be exempt, belonging to the Defendant you hold beginning on the day of service of this summons and including the next five days. Money, including wages, or other property admitted in an answer to be subject to garnishment must be sent or delivered to the Court concurrently with your answer.

If, in answering this summons, you state that the property of the Defendant includes property in a safe-deposit box or similar property, you shall answer to the Court issuing this summons as to the existence of such safe-deposit box or similar property and shall restrict access to any contents of such safe-deposit box or similar property until further order of such Court regarding the disposition of such contents or 120 days from the date of filing your answer to this summons unless such time has been extended by the Court, whichever is sooner.

Should you fail to file a Garnishee Answer as required by this summons, a judgment by default will be rendered against you for the amount remaining due on the judgment as shown in the Plaintiff's Affidavit of Garnishment.

WITNESS, the Honorable ________________________, Judge of said Court.

This ____ day of ________________________________, 20______.

________________________, Clerk of Court

By: _________________________________

Deputy Clerk, ____________________ Court”