You can apply online, visit the local child support office (6302 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Suite 110, Tampa FL 33619-1166), or call the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Department and ask for an application to be mailed to you.
You can contest the garnishment, typically within a set timeframe, and may claim exemptions based on your financial situation. It's crucial to respond promptly and consider seeking legal advice to understand your options and protect your interests.
File a Small Claims Case You, the plaintiff, must file a “Statement of Claim” form, available at your Clerk's office. This must be fully completed and signed to receive a pre-trial conference date. If your claim is based upon written documentation, attach a copy of the contract to the Statement of Claim form.
Upon service of the Writ of Garnishment, the Garnishee will "hold" those assets in the Garnishee's possession at the time of service of the Writ or at any item between the service of the Writ of Garnishment and Garnishee's Answer until there is an Order directing the Garnishee to disburse the funds.
A writ of garnishment is a process by which the court orders the seizure or attachment of the property of a defendant or judgment debtor in the possession or control of a third party. The garnishee is the person or corporation in possession of the property of the defendant or judgment debtor.
To stop wage garnishment in Florida, a judgment debtor should, in most cases, take the following steps: Review the writ of garnishment to check for any procedural mistakes. File a Claim of Exemption to assert any applicable exemptions to the wage garnishment, such as the head of household exemption.
Such warrants authorized customhouse officers (with the assistance of a sheriff, justice of the peace, or constable) to search any house for smuggled goods without specifying either the house or the goods.
Why were writs of assistance considered unconstitutional by opponents? They placed an undue burden on ships' captains. They did not require evidence of probable cause.
A writ of assistance is an order directing that a party convey, deliver, or turn over a deed, document, or right of ownership. This writ, which may also be called a writ of restitution or writ of possession, usually serves as an eviction from real property.
Writs of assistance are valid from the date of issue and cease to be valid six months after the end of the reign of the monarch under which the order was issued.