Garnishment Packet - Personal Services (Wage) Continuing Garnishment Page 7

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If you believe that the Writ of Garnishment was issued improperly, that the
Answers to Interrogatories are inaccurate, or that you are entitled to an exemption, DO
THE FOLLOWING IMMEDIATELY. You have a deadline of ten (10) days from the date
the plaintiff mailed or delivered this notice to you.
1.
If funds in your account were garnished, on the attached “Request for Hearing” check the
appropriate box(es) in paragraph one.
2.
If your wages were garnished, on the attached “Request for Hearing” check the
appropriate boxes in paragraph two.
3.
Sign your name in the space indicated and provide the address where the Court Clerk is to
notify you of the hearing.
A KNOWINGLY-MADE FALSE STATEMENT ON THE FORM MAY SUBJECT
YOU TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
4.
Mail or take the Request for Hearing to the Court Clerk within ten (10) days from the
date this notice was mailed or delivered to you. Mail a copy of the Request for Hearing
to the garnishee. Keep the second copy of the "Request for Hearing" for your records.
The Clerk of Court will set the matter for hearing and notify you. You have a right to a
hearing within ten (10) days from the date the Clerk of Court receives your claim. At the
hearing in Court, you will have to prove that your money is exempt. You should bring
any documents which may help to prove your money is exempt.
You may wish to consult an attorney for advice or assistance concerning the hearing. If
you do not come to Court on the designated time and prove that the garnishment was issued
improperly, that the answers to the interrogatories are inaccurate, or that your money is exempt,
you may lose some of your rights.
If you do not request a hearing within the time specified above, but you believe that the
garnishment was issued improperly, that the answers to interrogatories are inaccurate or that you
are entitled to an exemption, you should consult an attorney. The attorney may be able to assist
you by filing papers with the Court.

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