§ 61-3501 Attachment
§ 61-3502 Nature of garnishment
§ 61-3503 When garnishment available before judgment
§ 61-3504 When garnishment available after judgment
§ 61-3505 Order of garnishment, other than earnings
§ 61-3506 Garnishment of funds held by financial institution; administrative fee; order of garnishment requirements
§ 61-3507 Order of garnishment, earnings
§ 61-3508 Notice to judgment debtor; hearing on claim of exemption
§ 61-3509 Answer of garnishee; attachment of intangible property other than earnings
§ 61-3510 Same; attaching earnings
§ 61-3511 Same; reply; notification and hearing; burden of proof
§ 61-3512 Garnishee’s payment to the judgment creditor; refund of overpayment; release of funds; nonliability of garnishee
§ 61-3513 Payment of earnings withheld by garnishee
§ 61-3514 Failure of garnishee to answer
§ 61-3515 Failure of garnishee to pay
§ 61-3516 Miscellaneous garnishment provisions

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 61 > Article 35 - Attachment and Garnishment

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201