§ 525.010 Who may be summoned as garnishees
§ 525.020 Garnishees summoned, how
§ 525.030 Persons exempted from summons as garnishee, when — amount to be withheld ..
§ 525.040 Effect of notice of garnishment — priority based on date of service
§ 525.050 Notice of garnishment, how served on corporations
§ 525.060 Return of writ, how made
§ 525.070 Garnishee may discharge himself, how
§ 525.080 Garnishee to deliver property, or pay debts, or may give bond therefor
§ 525.090 Claimants may interplead
§ 525.100 Adjudication of costs
§ 525.110 Execution same as on general judgment
§ 525.120 Courts may prescribe rules
§ 525.130 Plaintiff may exhibit interrogatories against garnishees — interrogatories, ..
§ 525.140 Garnishee shall file answer — failing, judgment by default
§ 525.150 Garnishment for wages, issued against railroad, when
§ 525.160 Railroad to answer garnishment for wages, when
§ 525.170 Judgment by default, how rendered final — extent and effect of against ..
§ 525.180 Answer of garnishee excepted to, adjudged insufficient — proceedings
§ 525.190 Denial of garnishee to answer, how — replication — issues tried, how
§ 525.200 What proceedings had, if effects found in hands of garnishee — judgment
§ 525.210 Answer taken as sufficient, when
§ 525.220 If answer admits effects or indebtedness, proceedings
§ 525.230 Garnishee is a financial institution, one-time deduction permitted, when — ..
§ 525.233 Notice of garnishment and writ of sequestration to contain federal taxpayer ..
§ 525.240 Costs adjudged against plaintiff, when — allowance to garnishee
§ 525.250 Adjudication of costs in other cases
§ 525.260 Debts not due may be attached
§ 525.270 Claimants of debts assigned, or property sold, may be made parties, how — ..
§ 525.280 Garnishee owing note to defendant, latter may be required to produce same ..
§ 525.290 Garnishment of wages — personal service upon defendant required — exception ..
§ 525.300 Wages earned out of state exempt — exception
§ 525.310 Compensation of state and municipal employees subject to garnishment, ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 525 - Garnishments

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Garnishment: 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
  • In vacation: includes any adjournment of court for more than one day whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a court, or judge thereof in vacation, or whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a clerk of any court in vacation. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.