Fill and Sign the Balance Garnishment Form

NOTICE AND AFFIDAVIT TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OF CURRENT BALANCE DUE ON GARNISHMENT ORDER ____________________________________________________________ _____________ COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT CIVIL DIVISION ____________________________________________________________ ___________________ , OHIO ___________________ ____________________________________________________________ Judgment Creditor VS. CASE NO. (MUST BE ON ALL REFERENCES) ___________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ____________________________________________________________ Judgment Debtor (SS# Optional) _________________________________ You are hereby notified that the judgment creditor in this proceeding has issued an affidavit of current balance due on garnishment order in the above case. The Affidavit of Current Balance Due on Garnishment Order , below, shows the original amount of the judgment that was the basis of the garnishment order, the accrued interest to date, the court costs assessed to date, all moneys paid to the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor’s attorney on the judgment balance to date, and the current balance due on the judgment. If you dispute the judgment creditor’s determination of these amounts or if you believe that this affidavit is improper for any other reason, you may request a hearing before this court disputing the affidavit in the request for hearing form, appearing below, or in a substantially similar form, and delivering the request for hearing to this court at the above address, at the office of the clerk of court, no later than the end of the 5 th business day after you receive this notice. You may state your reasons for disputing the judgment creditor’s determination of the amounts shown in the Affidavit of Current Balance Due on Garnishment Order in the space provided on the form; however, you are not required to do so. If you state your reasons for disputing the judgment creditor’s determination, you are not prohibited from stating any other reason at the hearing. If you do not state your reasons, the court will not hold it against you, and you can state your reasons at the hearing. No objections to the judgment itself will be heard or considered at the hearing. The hearing will be limited to a consideration of the amount currently due on the judgment you owe to the judgment creditor. If you request a hearing by delivering your request for hearing not later than the end of the 5 th business day after you receive this notice, the court will conduct the hearing no later than 12 days after your request is received by the court, and the court will send you notice of the date, time, and place. You may indicate in the form that you believe that the need for the hearing is an emergency and that it should be given priority by the court. If you do so, the court will schedule the hearing as soon as practicable after your request is received and will send you notice of the date, time, and place. If you do not request a hearing by delivering your request for hearing not later than the end of the 5 th business day after you receive this notice, some of your personal earnings will continue to be paid to the judgment creditor until the judgment is satisfied. If you have any questions concerning this matter, you may contact the office of the clerk of this court. If you want legal representation, you should contact your lawyer immediately. If you need the name of a lawyer, you should contact the local bar association. State of Ohio, _____________ County: ss Now comes the judgment creditor/attorney and states: The original amount of the judgment that is the basis of the garnishment order is: $________________________________________________________ The accrued interest to date is: $_____________________________________ ; The court costs assessed to date are: $_____________________________ All moneys paid to the judgment creditor/attorney on the judgment to date are: $__________________________________________________________ Current Balance Due is: $____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Judgment Creditor/Attorney Supreme Court I.D. Number _________________________________________________________________________________________ Address, City, State, Zip Code ________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code ____________________________________________________________ Judgment Creditor/Attorney Sworn to & subscribed before me on _____________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Notary Public REQUEST FOR HEARING ON GARNISHMENT I dispute the judgment creditor’s determination of current balance due on the garnishment order in the above case and request that a hearing be held not later than 12 days after delivery of this request to the court. I _________________________________ believe that the need for a hearing is an emergency. (Insert: “do” or “do not”) I dispute the judgment creditor’s determination for the following reasons (optional) :_______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Name of Judgment Debtor-Type or Print Current Address __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Signature City, State, Zip Code __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Date Telephone Number I UNDERSTAND THAT NO OBJECTIONS TO THE JUDGMENT ITSELF WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE HEARING WARNING : IF YOU DO NOT DELIVER THIS REQUEST FOR HEARING OR A REQUEST FOR HEARING IN A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM TO THE CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF IT, YOU WILL WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A HEARING AND SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL EARNINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID TO THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR IN SATISFACTION OF YOUR DEBT TO THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR. 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