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Can Georgia Bank On Its Garnishment Laws?*, Richard B. Badgley, Michael F. Swick
Can Georgia Bank On Its Garnishment Laws?*, Richard B. Badgley, Michael F. Swick
Mercer Law Review
Since the late sixties the field of creditors' remedies has undergone a series of changes brought about by several U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Old concepts of protection for the creditor have been changed or modified to recognize procedural due process rights of the debtor. While it is easy to say that there have been changes, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to identify exactly what is required by the courts to satisfy the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
When the U.S. Supreme Court declared the Georgia prejudgment garnishment statutes unconstitutional in North Georgia Finishing Co. v. Di-Chem, …