Garnishments Document Selection

DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED FOR BANK GARNISHMENTS

Affidavit Of Garnishment
Summons Of Garnishment
Summons Of Garnishment On A Financial Institution
● Attachment For Summons Of Garnishment On Financial Institution
Notice To Defendant and Claim Form
Garnishee Answer
Financial Institution Garnishee Answer
3rd Party Claim

DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED FOR CONTINUING GARNISHMENTS

Affidavit Of Continuing Garnishment 
Affidavit Of Continuing Garnishment For Support
Summons Of Garnishment
Summons Of Continuing Garnishment
Summons Of Continuing Garnishment For Support
Attachment for Continuing Garnishment
Attachment for Continuing Garnishment for Support
Modification Of Continuing Garnishment
Notice To Defendant and Claim Form 
Garnishee Answer to Continuing Garnishment 
3rd Party Claim

OTHER FORMS

Plaintiff’s Application for Disbursement of Funds
● Traverse of Plaintiff
● Information to Release Garnishment of Certain Federal and other employees

For the most updated forms, please see:
https://georgiamagistratecouncil.com/

SERVICE OF AN ELECTRONICALLY FILED COMPLAINT

Plaintiffs who have chosen to have the Affidavit and Summons of Garnishment served by the State Court of DeKalb County’s Marshal’s Office, and have paid the appropriate service fee, should mail all documents to be served, with a completed Marshal’s entry of service form, to the Clerk’s Office at 556 North McDonough St., Ste. 260, Decatur, GA 30030 (Attn: Garnishments). The Clerk’s Office and the Marshal’s Office track service electronically. The pleadings to be served have a bar code applied to them by the Clerk’s Office. Thereafter, the pleadings will be sent to the Marshal for service. The bar code allows the respective offices access to real time information about the status of service.