61-3513. Payment of earnings withheld by garnishee. This section shall apply if the garnishment is to attach earnings of the judgment debtor. If no reply is made to the answer of garnishee within 14 days following the date the garnishee has sent the completed answer to the judgment creditor and judgment debtor, the garnishee shall promptly thereafter pay the earnings withheld as indicated on the answer to all judgment creditors designated on the answer in the amount due each as indicated on the answer, unless the garnishee receives prior to such payment an order of the court to the contrary. If any judgment creditor receives more than they are entitled to, that judgment creditor shall promptly pay the excess amount pro-rata to the other judgment creditors designated on the answer, or if no such other judgment creditors are designated, the judgment creditor shall promptly pay the excess amount to the judgment debtor.
History: L. 2000, ch. 161, § 58; L. 2002, ch. 157, § 12; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 213; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 61 - Procedure, Civil, For Limited Actions
Article 35 - Attachment And Garnishment
61-3502 Nature of garnishment.
61-3503 When garnishment available before judgment.
61-3504 When garnishment available after judgment.
61-3505 Order of garnishment, other than earnings.
61-3507 Order of garnishment, earnings.
61-3508 Notice to judgment debtor; hearing on claim of exemption.
61-3509 Answer of garnishee; attachment of intangible property other than earnings.
61-3510 Same; attaching earnings.
61-3511 Same; reply; notification and hearing; burden of proof.
61-3513 Payment of earnings withheld by garnishee.
61-3514 Failure of garnishee to answer.