Garnishment (definition)
Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor | ||
State Law | ||
Idaho | ||
means a judicial proceeding in which a creditor or potential creditor asks the court to order a third party who is indebted to, or is in possession of, property, money or credits of the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor’s property, money or credits held by that third party Idaho Code 11-701 | ||
Kentucky | ||
means any legal or equitable procedure through which the earnings of any individual are required to be withheld for payment of any debt Kentucky Statutes 427.005 | ||
Tennessee | ||
means any legal or equitable procedure through which the earnings of an individual are required to be withheld for payment of any debt Tennessee Code 26-2-102 | ||
Utah | ||
means a legal or equitable procedure through which the earnings of an individual are required to be withheld for payment of a debt Utah Code 70C-7-103 | ||
means any legal or equitable procedure through which one or more of the following are required to be withheld for payment of an amount a person owes:
(4)(a) an asset of the person held by another person; or
(4)(b) the earnings of the person Utah Code 59-1-1402 |