Title 1 — Title 1 — Code Of Civil Procedure
43 chapters · 1,036 sections in this title.
W.S. § 1-15-425 Garnishee bound
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Garnishee bound. A garnishee served with a writ of prejudgment or post judgment garnishment shall hold for the benefit of the plaintiff all property of the defendant in his possession, and money and credits due from him to the defendant, from the time he is served with the writ u…
W.S. § 1-15-501 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Continuing garnishment" means any procedure for withholding the earnings of a judgment debtor for successive pay periods for payment of a judgment debt; (ii) "Court" means any district court or circuit court of this state; (iii) "Dis…
W.S. § 1-15-502 Continuing garnishment; creation of lien
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Continuing garnishment; creation of lien. (a) In addition to garnishment proceedings otherwise available under the laws of this state, in any case in which a money judgment is obtained in a court of competent jurisdiction the judgment creditor or his assignees shall be entitled, …
W.S. § 1-15-503 Earnings subject to continuing garnishment
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Earnings subject to continuing garnishment. (a) Subject to the provisions of W.S. 1-15-504, any earnings owed by the garnishee to the judgment debtor at the time of service of the writ of continuing garnishment upon the garnishee and all earnings accruing from the garnishee to th…
W.S. § 1-15-504 Priority between multiple garnishments
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Priority between multiple garnishments. (a) Only one (1) writ of continuing garnishment against earnings due the judgment debtor shall be satisfied at one (1) time. When more than one (1) writ of continuing garnishment has been issued against earnings due the same judgment debtor…
W.S. § 1-15-505 Service of writ; notice to judgment debtor in continuing garnishment; payment to clerk of court
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Service of writ; notice to judgment debtor in continuing garnishment; payment to clerk of court. (a) The judgment creditor shall serve two (2) copies of the writ of continuing garnishment upon the garnishee, one (1) copy of which the garnishee shall deliver to the judgment debtor…
W.S. § 1-15-506 Service of notice upon judgment debtor; answer and tender of payment by garnishee
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Service of notice upon judgment debtor; answer and tender of payment by garnishee. (a) The garnishee shall deliver a copy of the writ of continuing garnishment required by W.S. 1-15-505, together with the calculation of exempt earnings, to the judgment debtor at the time the judg…
W.S. § 1-15-507 Judgment debtor to file written objection
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Judgment debtor to file written objection. (a) If the judgment debtor objects to the calculation of the amount of exempt earnings, the judgment debtor shall have five (5) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, from receipt of the calculation of exempt earnings wit…
W.S. § 1-15-508 Hearing on objection
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Hearing on objection. (a) Upon the filing of an objection pursuant to W.S. 1-15-507(a), the court in which the judgment was entered shall set a time for the hearing of the objection, which shall be not more than ten (10) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, afte…
W.S. § 1-15-509 No discharge from employment for any garnishment; general prohibition
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No discharge from employment for any garnishment; general prohibition. (a) No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to any continuing garnishment directed to the em…
W.S. § 1-15-510 Forms
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Forms. Affidavits, notices, writs and other forms for use in continuing garnishment shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the supreme court of Wyoming.
W.S. § 1-15-511 Limitation on continuing garnishment
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Limitation on continuing garnishment. (a) The maximum portion of the aggregate disposable earnings of a judgment debtor which are subject to continuing garnishment under this article is the lesser of: (i) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the judgment debtor's disposable earnings for …