12-1598.03. Application for writ of garnishment for earnings
A writ of garnishment shall be issued pursuant to this article after the judgment creditor or a person in his behalf makes an application in writing. The application shall state the following:
1. That he is a party in an action to whom a money judgment has been awarded.
2. That he has made demand on the judgment debtor for payment of the amount adjudged due, but the judgment debtor has not paid that amount and he has not agreed and continued to pay the nonexempt portion of his wages until the judgment is satisfied.
3. The amount of the outstanding balance due on the judgment is that amount stated on the application.
4. That the garnishee is believed to be an employer of the judgment debtor or otherwise owes or will owe to the judgment debtor disposable earnings.
5. The name and address of the garnishee or his authorized agent.
6. That he has not received notice of the judgment debtor's intent to enter into an agreement for debt scheduling with a qualified debt counseling organization or, if such notice has been received, that he timely objected, in writing, to the judgment debtor's participation in such an agreement or that he has been notified that the agreement is no longer effective.
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