Terms Used In Tennessee Code 26-2-409

  • 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

The University of Tennessee county technical assistance service shall provide clerks of court with forms for judgment debtors to use in filing a motion to quash an execution or garnishment on the ground of exemption rights, in otherwise asserting their exemption rights, or in filing a motion to pay a judgment by installments. Clerks shall provide a copy of these forms to judgment debtors upon request. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting clerks from printing an appropriate form motion to quash on the reverse side of the notices required by §§ 26-2-404 and 26-2-216, so that the judgment debtor may assert applicable exemption rights.