Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3503 – Garnishment under writs of attachment or of sequestration
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3503
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Except as otherwise provided by law and in the second paragraph of this article, garnishment under a writ of attachment or of sequestration is governed by the rules applicable to garnishment under a writ of fieri facias.
In garnishment under a writ of sequestration the only property that can be seized is property the ownership or possession of which is claimed by the plaintiff or on which he claims a privilege.