Michigan Laws 600.4031 – Exemptions; attachment and garnishment; partial exemptions
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(1) The provisions of the statutes relating to exemptions from execution, and the manner of levying upon property belonging to a class or species in which exemptions are by law allowed, shall be applicable to the application of property and obligations to claims by attachment and garnishment.
(2) In any garnishment proceeding where the indebtedness of the garnishee to the principal defendant is money owed to the principal defendant on account of
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.4031
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(a) the sale to the garnishee of milk or cream or both produced on the farm or farms of the principal defendant, the garnishee’s liability to the plaintiff is limited to 40% of such money;
(b) personal labor performed by the principal defendant or his family, the garnishee’s liability to the plaintiff is limited by the exemptions allowed under section 7511.