Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
Garnishments Withheld
Can Garnishments be withheld without the garnishee having any prior knowledge.
Asked on 3/24/00, 5:08 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alexander M. Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld & Stein, P.A.
Re: Garnishments Withheld
The garnishee usually has no prior knowledge of the garnishment proceeding. What you may be asking is whether notice of garnishment is required. Again the answer is , in most cases, no.
Garnishment is usually employed as a post-judgment remedy in the manner of an execution, as a means to satisfy the judgment. Of course, notice of the the commencement of suit is necessary. That is accomplished by the filing and service of a summons and complaint.
Answered on 3/30/00, 7:29 pm