• A Garnishment is a post-judgment collection process whereby a judgment creditor may levy against a portion of a judgment debtor’s wages or bank accounts. 
• Garnishments are heard on Friday’s Motions Docket at 10 a.m.  
• A Garnishment can only be issued in this Court if the Judgment comes from a case decided in the Prince William County Circuit Court or is a Foreign Judgment docketed in this Court.
• You must furnish the judgment number of the Docketed Judgment Lien on the Suggestion for Summons in Garnishment.  
• The Judgment principal amount you use to prepare the Suggestion and the Garnishment Summons must match the amount docketed as a Judgment Lien.  If these amounts do not correspond the Garnishment will not be processed. 
• Garnishee must make checks payable to Clerk of Circuit Court.
• The Garnishment will NOT carry the old Law or Chancery numbers but will be given a NEW Civil Case Number. 
• The name and phone number of the attorney must be legible.  
• Prior to the return court date on a garnishment summons (maximum of 90 days), if the court receives money from garnishee or clerk receives answer that judgment debtor is not employed, has no assets with garnishee or that the judgment debtor has legal defense prior to the court date on the garnishment summons.
• In the case of a wage garnishment, the summons shall not be returnable more than 180 days from issuance.
• Do not re-open old Garnishment case to do interrogatories. Use the original suit case number.

• Suggestion for Summons in Garnishment - Original. 
• Garnishment Summons - Original & five (5) copies. 
• Garnishment Exemption Claim Form - Original & five (5) copies. 
• Stamped and addressed envelope for mailing of the Garnishment Summons to each Debtor named in the Garnishment. 
• All required documents must have PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT listed on the forms. If you have made copies, make sure the back of the two-sided forms are copied.

• In cases with more than one debtor to be served, add three (3) copies of the Summons in Garnishment and three (3) copies of the Garnishment Exemption Claim Form for each additional debtor along with additional stamped and addressed envelopes. 
• For Private Process Service please indicate this and give the Clerk's Office the contact phone number to call when documents are ready for pick-up. 

For Out-of-State Service of the Garnishment if you wish to have the appropriate material returned to you, be sure to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.  The proper postage must be included for the Clerk's Office to return the material. 
 
Garnishment Forms are available on Virginia's Judicial System under Circuit and General District Civil.

• Suggestion for Summons in Garnishment (Instructions) 
• Garnishment Summons (Instructions) 
• Garnishment Exemption Claim Form