Tennessee Statutes
§ 26-2-407 — Motion to quash execution or garnishment
Tennessee·Title 26
A judgment debtor may assert exemption rights after the service of an execution or garnishment by filing a motion to quash the garnishment or execution. The motion to quash must be filed within the following time periods:
(1)Twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 in the event of a levy of execution;
(2)Twenty (20) days from the withholding of wages by a garnishee/employer pursuant to a wage garnishment; and (3) With respect to any other garnishment, twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 pursuant to that garnishment.
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Related
In Re Clemmer
184 B.R. 935 (E.D. Tennessee, 1995)
McFarlin v. Watts
895 S.W.2d 687 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1994)
Patricia Ann Gho Massey v. Gregory Joel Casals
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
Legislative History
Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 9.
Nearby Sections
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§ 26-1-101
Writs to secure property§ 26-1-102
Attachment in nature of execution§ 26-1-103
Enforcement of money judgments§ 26-1-104
Property subject to execution§ 26-1-109
When executions tested§ 26-1-110
Garnishee unable to identify defendant§ 26-1-201
Issuance without demand§ 26-1-202
Time of issuance from Supreme Court§ 26-1-203
Time of issuance from courts of record§ 26-1-206
Accelerated execution