New Garnishment Rule Gives Creditors Extra Time To File Exceptions To Answers To Interrogatories To Garnishee
Answers to Interrogatories to Garnishee are due 10 days after the return date, see Supreme Court Rule 90.07(b), and if you disagree with the Answers to Interrogatories to Garnishee, you can file exceptions pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 90.07 (c). There is a strict deadline on filing the exceptions, within 10 days after the service of the garnishee's answers, see Supreme Court Rule 90.07 (c).
NEW RULE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008.
"The exceptions shall be filed within the later of:
(A) Ten days after service of the answers, or
(B) 20 days after the return date of the writ."
(This became an issue when we received premature answers to interrogatories which caused us to have to file exceptions prematurely. The new rule allows us to wait for the return date of the garnishment and file the exceptions within 20 days after the return date.")