On behalf of Allison L. Friedman, P.A. | Aug 22, 2015 | Garnishment
Pre-judgment writs of garnishment against bank accounts and accounts payable can be very effective in collecting funds owed by a debtor. Florida Statutes §77.031 allows a creditor to obtain a writ of garnishment before serving the debtor with any notice. This...
On behalf of Allison L. Friedman, P.A. | Feb 20, 2015 | Garnishment
A few months ago I handled a claim of exemption hearing for a client seeking a head of household exemption for garnishment of his wages. My client resides in another state, but his employer is a Florida corporation and was served with a writ of garnishment in Florida....
On behalf of Allison L. Friedman, P.A. | Oct 15, 2014 | Garnishment
I recently had a non-resident client whose salary was garnished by a Florida court because his employer had an office in Florida and he had a judgment entered against him in Florida. We timely challenged the garnishment by filing a head of household claim of...
On behalf of Allison L. Friedman, P.A. | Sep 30, 2013 | Garnishment
I recently had a potential client contact me concerning the consequences of a garnishee’s failure to answer a writ of garnishment. Florida law provides that a judgment creditor may serve an employer to garnish a debtor’s wages as well as any other entity...
On behalf of Allison L. Friedman, P.A. | Aug 6, 2013 | Garnishment
A effective post-judgment garnishment tool for a judgment creditor is garnishment of a judgment debtor’s bank account. However, what happens when the judgment debtor resides in another state but uses a national bank with a branch in Florida. Does the bank...
