Kansas Statutes 61-3503. When garnishment available before judgment
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 61-3503
- 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
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
An order of garnishment before judgment may be obtained only upon order of a judge of the district court pursuant to the procedure to obtain an order of attachment. No order of garnishment may be obtained before judgment where the property sought to be attached is wages earned by the person being garnished.