COC-CV-60-D REV. 08/29/00 FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT CLERK'S OFFICE-CIVIL DIVISION 345 S. HIGH STREET, FIRST FLOOR COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-4579 JUDGMENT CREDITOR Case No. AGAINST JUDGMENT DEBTOR THIS NUMBER MUST BE USED ON ALL REFERENCES NOTICE TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR You are hereby notified that this court has issued an order in the above case in favor of ______ the judgment creditor (Name and address of Judgment Creditor) in this proceeding, directing that some of your personal earnings be used in satisfaction of your debt to the judgment creditor instead of being paid to you. This order was issued on the basis of the judgment creditor's judgment against you that was obtained against you or certified in the FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT in the above . reference case number on (Date) The law of Ohio provides that you are entitled to keep a certain amount of your personal earnings free from the claims of creditors. Additionally, wages under a certain amount may never be used to satisfy the claims of creditors. The documents entitled "ORDER AND NOTICE OF GARNISHMENT AND ANSWER OF EMPLOYER" that are enclosed with this notice show how the amount proposed to be taken out of your personal earnings was calculated by your employer. If you dispute the judgment creditor's right to garnish your personal earnings and believe that your are entitled to possession of the personal earnings because they are exempt or if you feel that this order is improper for any other reason, you may request a hearing before this court by disputing the claim in the request for hearing form, supplied herewith, in a substantially similar form, and delivering the request for hearing to this court at the above address, at the office of the clerk of court, no later than the end of the fifth business day after you receive this notice. You may state your reasons for disputing the judgment creditor's right to garnish your personal earnings in the space provided on the form; however, you are not required to do so. If you do state your reasons for disputing the judgment creditor's right, you are not prohibited from stating any other reason at the hearing. If you do not state your reasons, it will not be held against you by the court and you can state your reasons at the hearing. NO OBJECTION TO THE JUDGMENT ITSELF WILL BE HEARD OR CONSIDERED AT THE HEARING. The hearing will be limited to a consideration of the amount of personal earnings, if any, that can be used in satisfaction of the judgment you owe to the judgment creditor. If you request a hearing by delivering your request for hearing no later than the end of the fifth business day after your receive this notice, it will be conducted no later than twelve (12) days after your request is received by the court, and the court will send you notice of the date, time and place. You may indicate in the form that you beleive the need for the hearing is an emergency and it should be given priority by the court. If you do so, the court will schedule the hearing as soon as practicable after your request for hearing is received and will send you notice of the date, time and place. If you do not request a hearing by delivering your request for hearing no later than the end of the fifth business day after you receive this notice, some of your personal earnings will be paid to the judgment creditor. If you have any questions concerning this matter, you may contact the office of the clerk of this court at (614) 5254208. If you want legal representation, you should contact your lawyer immediately. If you need the name of an attorney, contact the local bar association or if you can not afford any attorney you should contact the Legal Aid and Defender Society. THE JUDGES, OR THE CLERK, CAN NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE, NOR CAN THEY ACT AS YOUR ATTORNEY. JOHN O'GRADY, CLERK BY Deputy Clerk American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT CLERK'S OFFICE-CIVIL DIVISION 345 S. HIGH STREET, FIRST FLOOR COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-4579 Case Number Date REQUEST FOR HEARING I dispute the judgment creditor's right to garnish my personal earnings in the above case and request that a hearing in this matter be held no later that twelve days after delivery of this request to the court. I emergency. (insert "do" or "do not") feel that the need for the hearing is an I dispute the judgment creditor's right to garnish my personal earnings for the following reasons: (optional) . I UNDERSTAND THAT NO OBJECTIONS TO THE JUDGMENT ITSELF WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE HEARING. (Print Name of the Judgment Debtor) (Print Address) (City, State, Zip Code) (Day Time Telephone Number) (Signature of the Judgment Debtor) !!!!!WARNING!!!!! : IF YOU DO NOT DELIVER THIS REQUEST FOR HEARING OR A REQUEST IN A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM TO THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF IT, YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A HEARING AND SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL EARNINGS WILL BE PAID TO THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR IN SATISFACTION OF YOUR DEBT TO THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com