Indiana Procedural Requirements for Wage Garnishment

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Indiana Procedural Requirements

Proceedings supplemental to execution may be enforced by verified motion or with affidavits in the court where the judgment is rendered alleging generally: That the plaintiff owns the described judgment against the defendant; That the plaintiff has no cause to believe that levy of execution against the defendant will satisfy the judgment; That the defendant be ordered to appear before the court to answer as to his nonexempt property subject to execution or proceedings supplemental to execution or to apply any such specified or unspecified property towards satisfaction of the judgment; and If any person is named as garnishee, that garnishee has or will have specified or unspecified nonexempt property of, or an obligation owing to the judgment debtor subject to execution or proceedings supplemental to execution, and that the garnishee be ordered to appear and answer concerning the same or answer interrogatories submitted with the motion. If the court determines that the motion meets the foregoing requirements it shall, ex parte and without notice, order the judgment debtor, other named party defendants and the garnishee to appear for a hearing thereon or to answer the interrogatories attached to the motion, or both.

The motion, along with the court's order Statuting the time for the appearance and hearing or the time for the answer to interrogatories submitted with the motion, shall be served upon the judgment debtor as provided in Rule 5, and other parties and the garnishee shall be entitled to service of process as provided in Rule 4. In aid of the judgment or execution, the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor may utilize the discovery provisions of these rules in the manner provided in these rules for discovery or as provided under the laws allowing proceedings supplemental. R. Trial P. 69.

After the issuing or return of an execution against the property of the judgment debtor and upon an affidavit that any person, corporation, municipal or otherwise, the Statutee or any subdivision or agency thereof has property of such judgment debtor, or is or will be from time to time indebted to him in any amount, although the amount shall be determined from time to time as it becomes due and payable, which, together with other property claimed by him as exempt from execution, shall exceed the amount of property so exempt by law, such person, corporation, or any member thereof, or the auditor of Statutee or auditing officer of the municipal corporations, subdivisions or agencies of the Statutee, may be required to appear and answer concerning the same provided that such person or persons not be required to appear personally in court unless the judge of the court shall order the personal appearance and the court may order interrogatories to be submitted, and the same to be answered, and a copy of the order of the court ordering the interrogatories answered shall be transmitted to the person or persons by the clerk of the court, by registered mail, and on receipt of such interrogatories and such order, such person or persons shall answer such interrogatories and return the same to such clerk by registered mail or personally and such court shall have full power to compel answers thereto. Ind. Code Ann. _ 341445.

From the day of service of the summons, the garnishee shall be accountable to the plaintiff in the action for the amount of money, property or credits in his hands, or due and owing from him to the defendant. Ind. Code Ann. _ 3411121. Costs shall be awarded and taxed in supplemental proceedings as in other cases. Ind. Code Ann. _ 341448.

Interest Rate at which Judgments Accrue

Interest on judgments for money whenever rendered shall be from the date of the return of the verdict or finding of the court until satisfaction at the rate agreed upon in the original contract sued upon, which shall not exceed an annual rate of 8% or the annual rate of 8% if there was no contract by the parties. Ind. Code Ann. _ 244.61101. Governmental entities are liable for 6% interest from date of judgment or settlement if not paid within 180 days. Ind. Code Ann. 34416.517.