Georgia Code
Article 2 - Continuing Garnishment Proceedings
§ 18-4-42. Filing and Contents of Summons of Continuing Garnishment; Filing of Subsequent Answers

History. Code 1981, § 18-4-42 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255; Ga. L. 2020, p. 691, § 21/SB 443.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (b), inserted “or any sum for goods or services periodically provided to the garnishee”, substituted “sum was” for “wages were” twice, and substituted “any rate” for “the rate”; inserted “and obligating” in subsection (c); in paragraph (c)(3), substituted “send” for “accompany all such garnishee answers with” and added “concurrently with each garnishee answer”; deleted the paragraph (d)(1) designation; deleted former paragraphs (d)(2) and (d)(3), which read: “(2) Subsequent garnishee answers shall not be required on a summons of continuing garnishment if the preceding garnishee answer filed states what money of the defendant is subject to continuing garnishment from the previous garnishee answer date to and including the one hundred seventy-ninth day after service of the summons of continuing garnishment.
“(3) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, the last garnishee answer shall be filed not later than the one hundred ninety-fifth day after service of the summons of continuing garnishment.”; inserted “or obligation for periodic payment” in paragraph (f)(1); deleted former paragraph (f)(2), which read: “When the defendant has been an employee of the garnishee, and if the defendant is no longer employed by the garnishee, the garnishee may immediately file the garnishee’s answer; provided, however, that such garnishee’s answer shall be filed not later than 45 days after service of the summons of continuing garnishment.”; redesignated former paragraph (f)((3) as present paragraph (f)(2); in paragraph (f)(2), inserted “or obligation for periodic payment” and added “or 45 days after the previous garnishee answer date, whichever is later”; added paragraph (f)(3); deleted former paragraph (f)(4), which read: “Upon the termination of employment of the defendant by the garnishee, the garnishee shall be required to file a final garnishee answer stating the date of the defendant’s termination”; and, in subsection (g), substituted “served on the plaintiff,” for “filed”, inserted “or periodic payment”, and added “, or a final garnishee answer is filed”.

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