Ohio Code 2716.11 – Garnishment of property, other than personal earnings of judgment debtor
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A proceeding for garnishment of property, other than personal earnings, may be commenced after a judgment has been obtained by a judgment creditor by the filing of an affidavit in writing made by the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney setting forth all of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2716.11
- 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.
- 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
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Judgment creditor: means a person who has obtained a judgment in a civil action against another person. See Ohio Code 2716.01
- Judgment debtor: means a person against whom a judgment has been obtained in a civil action. See Ohio Code 2716.01
- Personal earnings: means money, or any other consideration or thing of value, that is paid or due to a person in exchange for work, labor, or personal services provided by the person to an employer. See Ohio Code 2716.01
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) The name of the judgment debtor whose property the judgment creditor seeks to garnish;
(B) A description of the property;
(C) The name and address of the garnishee who may have in the garnishee’s hands or control money, property, or credits, other than personal earnings, of the judgment debtor.