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4-807. Answer by garnishee.

[For use with Rules 1-065.2, 2-802, and 3-802 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF ________________

[IN THE [DISTRICT] [MAGISTRATE] [METROPOLITAN] COURT]

[____________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT]

________________________________, Plaintiff,

________________________________, Defendant.

________________________________
Garnishee

ANSWER BY GARNISHEE

In answer to the writ of garnishment, garnishee states:

(Complete only applicable parts of this form.)

1.         Wages

[ ]         I do not employ the judgment debtor or pay the judgment debtor any wages.

[ ]         The judgment debtor was my employee but the employment ended ____________________, __________.

[ ]         Calculated on a weekly basis, I pay the judgment debtor $ ____________________ as DISPOSABLE EARNINGS (see definition below). I pay the judgment debtor [weekly] [every other week] [twice a month] [monthly].

            The place where the judgment debtor earns these wages is ____________________. The applicable minimum hourly wage rate in that location is ______________________.

            “DISPOSABLE EARNINGS” means that part of the judgment debtor’s wage or salary remaining after deducting the amounts that are required by law to be withheld.

            75% of judgment debtor’s

DISPOSABLE EARNINGS per week is   $ _______________________

            40 times highest applicable

minimum hourly wage per week is            $ _______________________

2.         Money other than wages

            [ ]         I do not now owe the judgment debtor any money.

            [ ]         I owe the judgment debtor $ __________________.

3.         Property other than money

[ ]         I have no property of the judgment debtor in my possession and have not received any since receiving the writ of garnishment.

[ ]         I have in my possession the following property that belongs to the judgment debtor:

4.         Other Persons Possessing Property Belonging to Judgment Debtor

[ ]         To my knowledge the following persons are indebted to the defendant or have personal property of the defendant in their possession:

___________________________________________________________

5.         Prior Garnishments and/or Support Enforcement Orders

[ ]         I am withholding judgment debtor’s NET WAGES because of other writs or orders to withhold wages. (If you have been served with other writs of garnishment or court orders to withhold wages of the above judgment debtor, you must attach and file a copy of each writ or order with this answer.)

6.         Service requirements to judgment debtor

[ ]         I have sent the following papers which have been provided to me by the judgment creditor to the judgment debtor, or if the judgment debtor has an attorney, to the judgment debtor’s attorney:

If wages withheld: a copy of the application for a writ of garnishment; the writ of garnishment; and a copy of this answer have been mailed to each judgment debtor.

If money or property other than wages withheld: a copy of the application for a writ of garnishment; the writ of garnishment; a notice of right to claim exemptions; a claim of exemption form; and a copy of this answer have been mailed to each judgment debtor.

[ ]         I am not aware of the location or address of the judgment debtor and therefore am unable to serve the notices set forth in this paragraph.

7.         Service requirements to judgment creditor

[ ]         A copy of this answer has been mailed or delivered to the judgment creditor, or if the judgment creditor has an attorney, to the judgment creditor’s attorney.

8.         Attorney fees

[ ]         The garnishee has incurred $ __________________ in attorney fees in preparing this answer.

The undersigned verifies under penalty of perjury that the above foregoing answer by garnishee is true to the best of the garnishee’s knowledge and belief.

Subscribed and sworn to before
me this ____________ day of ______________,
__________.

____________________________________
Judge, notary, or other officer
authorized to administer oaths

[As amended, effective June 15, 1986; January 1, 1987; July 1, 1992; January 1, 1996; December 3, 2001; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 12-8300-030, effective for all cases filed or pending on or after January 7, 2013; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2024-00107, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2024.]

USE NOTES

            1.         See Jemko, Inc. v. Liaghat, 1987-NMCA-069, ¶ 10, 106 N.M. 50, 738 P.2d 922 (providing that a judgment creditor, acting under a writ of garnishment, may only seize property belonging to the judgment debtor); Alcantar v. Sanchez, 2011-NMCA-073, 150 N.M. 146, 257 P.3d 966 (discussing garnishment procedures in the case of joint bank accounts).

2.         Use this form only for actions filed on or after July 1, 2023.

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 12-8300-030, effective for all cases filed or pending on or after January 7, 2013; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2024-00107, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2024.]