Palm Coast Recovery Corp. v. Carter

STONE, Judge.

We reverse an order denying a writ of post judgment garnishment of wages. The writ was denied because several months earlier, without a record of the debtor’s head of household status, the court had rejected a motion for a garnishment judgment for a $60 wage claim, citing section 222.11, Florida Statutes, the head-of-family exemption.

Appellant Palm Coast subsequently sought a continuing wage garnishment, under section 77.0305, Florida Statutes. At a hearing on its motion, counsel for Palm Coast explained that in- the prior garnishment proceeding, the garnishee employer had…