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garnishee

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A quick definition of garnishee:

A garnishee is a third party who holds money or assets that belong to someone who owes money to another person. If a court decides that the debtor owes money to the creditor, the garnishee will be ordered to give the money or assets to the creditor instead of the debtor. The most common garnishees are the debtor's employer or bank. The garnishee must follow the court's order and cannot give the money or assets to the debtor. If they do, they can be held responsible for breaking the law.

A more thorough explanation:

Garnishee is a term used in a legal process called garnishment. When a creditor wins a court case against a debtor, the court may order a third party who holds the debtor's assets to freeze or seize those assets. This third party is called a garnishee. The garnishee is responsible for holding the debtor's assets until the court decides how to distribute them.

  • An employer who owes the debtor wages
  • A bank where the debtor has an account
  • A tenant who owes rent to the debtor

For example, if a debtor owes money to a creditor and the debtor's employer is the garnishee, the court may order the employer to withhold a portion of the debtor's wages and send them directly to the creditor. The employer is responsible for following the court's order and can be held liable if they fail to do so.

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triplethread
11:13
got like 3 more apps
there should be a law school draft akin to the NFL Draft where law schools can recruit us
or a MaxPreps esque high light video where Deans can rank us
1a2b3c4d26z
11:15
In this analogy is the LSAT the NFL combine
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:16
I told my family I won’t get any decisions until 2025 so they wouldn’t bombard me hahah
no i think there should be a Law School combine with all new drills except there is still the 40 yard dash
and a sub 4.5 gets you into any t14
LSAT can be one of the drills
letsseehowitgoesnow
11:17
so washu only called one person
So all the D1 athletes will get into a T-14. What else is new?
@TheAdoptedOne: that is called "Dean Poker Night" lol
@ClockworkBlue: I feel like most people could train for the 40 for the same amount of time as they do the LSAT and get close to sub 5 which would be equivalent to a 167+
this is like the schizophrenic posts JJK tik tok be putting out
powerscaling Law School deans up next
11:19
Election Day election day
Write in Dean Z vote
11:20
Saw a guy that wrote in Biden and he said no retirement for you buddy
1a2b3c4d26z
11:20
@ClockworkBlue: god I hope that's true
if the country was run the same as Mich Law it would be a better place
Imagine if election night was run by an adcom? Like, "yep, we could get the results Friday, or June 2025."
imagine if it was like Berkley applications
1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
Election status: Complete
1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
For months
triplethread
11:23
erection day
soapy
11:23
Shoutout to Robinhood's election bet not resolving until January
triplethread
11:23
is anyone else like certain that trump will win
ambitiouslizard
11:23
he aint winning
triplethread
11:23
i like being a pessimist
ambitiouslizard
11:24
he lost his re-election, why would he win this one?
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