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A court order that directs a person or entity who holds funds or assets for a debtor to withhold them from the debtor and release them to the debtor's creditor in order to pay off the debt.
A court order that directs a person or entity who holds funds or assets for a debtor to withhold these from the debtor and release them to the debtor's creditor in order to pay off the debt.


For example, an order from a court forbidding a bank to release money that it holds in the account of one party for as long as that party owes money to a second party.   
For example, an order from a court forbidding a bank to release money that it holds in the account of one party (the debtor) for as long as that party owes money to a second party (the creditor).   


The second party obtains the garnishee order and the bank is the garnishee.
The second party obtains the garnishee order and the bank is the garnishee.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bad debts]]
* [[Bad debts]]
* [[Lein]]
* [[Lien]]
* [[Order]]
 
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[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]

Latest revision as of 17:01, 10 March 2021

A court order that directs a person or entity who holds funds or assets for a debtor to withhold these from the debtor and release them to the debtor's creditor in order to pay off the debt.

For example, an order from a court forbidding a bank to release money that it holds in the account of one party (the debtor) for as long as that party owes money to a second party (the creditor).

The second party obtains the garnishee order and the bank is the garnishee.


See also