Third-party claimants

At any time before judgment is entered on the garnishee’s answer or money or other property subject to garnishment is distributed, any person may file a third-party claim in writing under oath stating that he or she has a claim superior to that of the plaintiff to the money or other property in the hands of the garnishee subject to the process of garnishment, and the third-party claimant shall be a party to all further proceedings upon the garnishment. A third-party claimant shall 196 18-4-17 serve his or her claim upon the plaintiff, defendant, and garnishee. The form for a third-party claim is set forth in Code Section 18-4-88. History. Code 1981, § 18-4-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.