Colorado § 13-16-123 Award of fees and costs to garnishee

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-16-123 — Award of fees and costs to garnishee

Colorado § 13-16-123

Title 13Courts

Art.Costs - Civil Actions

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-16-123 (2026).

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In any action before the
court in which a garnishee incurs attorney fees in excess of the cost of preparing
and filing his answer, the court may order that the costs of the proceeding, mileage
fees as a witness, and reasonable attorney fees be paid to the garnishee when the
court finds that the bringing, maintaining, or defense of the action involving the
garnishee was frivolous, groundless, or without reasonable basis. The award of
costs and fees may be allocated among the parties as the court deems just.

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In any action before the
court in which a garnishee incurs attorney fees in excess of the cost of preparing
and filing his answer, the court may order that the costs of the proceeding, mileage
fees as a witness, and reasonable attorney fees be paid to the garnishee when the
court finds that the bringing, maintaining, or defense of the action involving the
garnishee was frivolous, groundless, or without reasonable basis. The award of
costs and fees may be allocated among the parties as the court deems just.