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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 77
GARNISHMENT
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F.S. 77.055
77.055 Service of garnishee’s answer and notice of right to dissolve writ.Within 5 days after service of the garnishee’s answer on the plaintiff or after the time period for the garnishee’s answer has expired, the plaintiff shall serve, by mail, the following documents: a copy of the garnishee’s answer, and a notice advising the recipient that he or she must move to dissolve the writ of garnishment within 20 days after the date indicated on the certificate of service in the notice if any allegation in the plaintiff’s motion for writ of garnishment is untrue. The plaintiff shall serve these documents on the defendant at the defendant’s last known address and any other address disclosed by the garnishee’s answer and on any other person disclosed in the garnishee’s answer to have any ownership interest in the deposit, account, or property controlled by the garnishee. The plaintiff shall file in the proceeding a certificate of such service.
History.s. 1, ch. 85-272; s. 2, ch. 88-295; s. 386, ch. 95-147; s. 23, ch. 2000-258.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 77.055
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 77.055.



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VILLAMOREY, S. A. v. BDT INVESTMENTS, INC., 245 So. 3d 909 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . Pursuant to section 77.055 of the Florida Statutes (2017), BDT provided a copy of Bank's answer to Villamorey . . . service in the notice if any allegation in the plaintiff's motion for writ of garnishment is untrue.... § 77.055 . . . certificate of service on the defendant and such other person of the plaintiff's notice required by s. 77.055 . . .

CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, v. DESISTO N. A., 204 So.3d 954 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . arguments. (1) the writ should be dissolved for failure to comply with the notice requirements of section 77.055 . . . garnishment within 20 days after the date indicated on the certificate of service in the notice —” § 77.055 . . .

REGIONS BANK, v. S. HYMAN,, 91 F. Supp. 3d 1234 (M.D. Fla. 2015)

. . . the assigned Magistrate Judge found that Plaintiff Regions did not serve the notice required by Sec. 77.055 . . . Sec. 77.055, Florida Statutes ' Sec. 77.055, Florida Statutes (Service of garnishee’s answer and notice . . . The Court notes that Plaintiff Regions included the Notice pursuant to Sec. 77.055, F.S., to Defendant . . . Defendant Kearney was not prejudiced by Regions’ noncompliance with Sec. 77.055, F.S. . . . Plaintiff Regions argues that F.S. § 77.055 required Regions to serve notice documents on “any other . . .

STANSELL, G. T. C. I. N. v. REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA, FARC a N. A. S. A. G. T. I. C. N. v. FARC U. S. C. W. S. A. ALM MLA LLC, G. T. v. FARC II, C. W. G. T. v. FARC G. T. C. I. v. FARC U. S. G. T. C. I. N. v. FARC, 771 F.3d 713 (11th Cir. 2014)

. . . . § 77.055 (requiring service of garnishee’s answer to the writ on “any ... person disclosed in the garnishee . . .

LAURA M. WATSON, P. A. d b a v. STEWART TILGHMAN FOX BIANCHI, P. A. a C. P. A. a S. P. A. a, 162 So. 3d 102 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . and advising that the debtor had twenty (20) days to move to dissolve the writ pursuant to section 77.055 . . .

SMART, v. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,, 51 F. Supp. 3d 1299 (S.D. Fla. 2014)

. . . . § 77.041 and § 77.055. . . . Stat. § 77.055. . . . Stat. § 77.055. . . .

T. G. O. B. LLC, LLP, v. J. MURPHY,, 37 So. 3d 985 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . . § 77.055, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . .

MARTINEZ, v. REPUBLIC OF CUBA, v. ABC C T, 708 F. Supp. 2d 1298 (S.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . requires the plaintiff to serve the writ of garnishment and the garnishee’s answer on the defendant, § 77.055 . . .

BNP PARIBAS, a a v. A. WYNNE, III, A. III No., 944 So. 2d 1004 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . certificate of service on the defendant and any other such person of the plaintiff’s notice required by s. 77.055 . . . Stat. .The twenty day requirement is referred to in section 77.055, which states the plaintiff must serve . . .

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA, v. A. KNYAL L., 874 So. 2d 716 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . . § 77.055, Fla. Stat. (2003). . . .

M. RUDD, v. FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA, FL,, 761 So. 2d 1189 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Section 77.055, Florida Statutes (1997) provides that notice shall be given to the defendant: Within . . . Under the notice provision in section 77.055, the plaintiff shall serve upon the defendant copies of . . . 77.07(2) or be defaulted and that he may assert his exemptions from the garnishment as a defense. § 77.055 . . . could not be triggered where Frank failed to comply with the notice provision set forth in section 77.055 . . . Where a garnishor fails to give notice of the writ as required under section 77.055, a debtor could be . . .

MALOWNEY, L. v. FEDERAL COLLECTION DEPOSIT GROUP, K., 193 F.3d 1342 (11th Cir. 1999)

. . . that the Malowneys received notice as mandated by the Florida post-judgment garnishment statute, § 77.055 . . . Specifically, they sought a judgment declaring the notice provisions of § 77.055 of the Florida Code . . .

CADLE COMPANY, v. G G ASSOCIATES, L., 741 So. 2d 1257 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Cadle served the notice required by section 77.055, Florida Statutes (1997). . . .

ALEJANDRE, v. TELEFONICA LARGA DISTANCIA DE PUERTO RICO, INC. MCI, 183 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 1999)

. . . Stat eh. 77.055 (1997), filed a similar motion to dissolve on February 8. . . .

R. KALB, v. TOLEDO RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT CO., 734 So. 2d 1155 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . November 2, 1998, granting the garnishee’s motion to ■ vacate the final garnishment judgment, see §§ 77.055 . . .

FIRST COLONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, v. SUN STATE CAPITAL FUNDING, INC., 730 So. 2d 735 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Parker pursuant to section 77.055, Florida Statutes (1997). . . .

TRITON HOLDINGS, INC. v. FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA,, 723 So. 2d 377 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . See § 77.055, Fla. Stat. (1995). . . .

NAVON, KOPELMAN O DONNELL, P. A. v. SYNNEX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 720 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . . § 77.055. . . .

H. B. LONDON COMPANY, v. E. WILES,, 695 So. 2d 876 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . Wiles then served notice on Tier, pursuant to section 77.055, Florida Statutes (1995). . . .

L. BEARDSLEY, v. ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY,, 647 So. 2d 327 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Under section 77.055, Florida Statutes (1993): Within 5 days after service of the garnishee’s answer . . .

FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, v. PRUITT, HUMPHRESS, POWERS MUNROE ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC., 587 So. 2d 561 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Pursuant to sections 77.055 and 77.06, Florida Statutes (1989), the advertising agency served a copy . . . According to one authority, service of the notice under section 77.055 to other persons named in the . . .

CRUISE CONTROL, INC. v. L. TYLER,, 577 So. 2d 709 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . as garnishor failed to provide the defendant, appellant Webber, with the notice required by section 77.055 . . .

T- JETT ENTERPRISES, INC. D. v. ERNEST AND STEWART, INC., 543 So. 2d 390 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . We point out, moreover, that the appellee’s failure to comply with the requirements of section 77.055 . . .