Ohio Code § 2716.09

Ohio Code § 2716.09. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2716.09.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a municipal or county court or court

of common pleas does not have jurisdiction to modify and interrupt the processing

of an order of garnishment of personal earnings that that court issued in a proceeding

in garnishment of personal earnings under this chapter unless all of the following

apply: (1) The judgment creditor and the judgment debtor associated with that order jointly

apply to that court for the modification and interruption. (2) That judgment creditor and judgment debtor jointly agree that the amount of the judgment

debtor's personal disposable earnings that is required to be withheld during each

pay period under that court's order should be modified to a mutually agreed upon and

specified amount and that the garnishee should withhold that specified amount until

the judgment in favor of the judgment creditor and the associated court costs, judgment

interest, and, if applicable, prejudgment interest awarded to the judgment creditor

have been paid in full or until that court's order otherwise ceases to remain in effect

under division (C)(1) of section 2716.041 of the Revised Code . (3) That court enters an order that approves of the modification described in division

(A)(2) of this section and causes a copy of that order to be served upon the garnishee

in the same manner as process is served. (B) A judgment creditor or judgment creditor's attorney may request that the clerk of

the court that issued an order of garnishment of personal earnings disburse the garnishment

proceeds on a less frequent basis than is otherwise provided by this chapter.  Upon receiving the request, the clerk may elect to disburse the garnishment proceeds

on a time schedule other than that as provided by this chapter.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2716.09
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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