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The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996
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Attachment of debt due to judgment debtor
8.2.—(1) On the application of the judgment creditor where there is an amount remaining unpaid by the judgment debtor under a matrimonial order and any other person within the jurisdiction (hereinafter referred to as “the garnishee”) is in debt to the judgment debtor, the court may, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) and rules 8.3 to 8.8 and 8.10 and to any other statutory provision, order the garnishee to pay the judgment creditor the amount of any debt due or accruing to the judgment debtor from the garnishee, or so much thereof as is sufficient to satisfy the order and the costs of the garnishee proceedings.
(2) An order under this rule shall in the first instance be an order to show cause, specifying the time and place for further consideration of the matter, and in the meantime attaching such debt as is mentioned in paragraph (1), or so much thereof as may be specified in the order, to answer the order mentioned in that paragraph and the costs of the garnishee proceedings.
(3) In this rule “the garnishee” shall include a limited company having a place of business within the jurisdiction or a firm any member of which is resident within the jurisdiction and a garnishee order may be made against any firm in the name of the firm; and any appearance by any member then within the jurisdiction pursuant to an order made under this rule shall be a sufficient appearance by the firm.
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