{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-812.20","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 812.20","heading":"Action by defendant against garnishee stayed.","body":"Except upon the order of a judge no action shall be commenced by the defendant or the defendant’s assignee against a garnishee upon any garnisheed claim or demand or to recover any property garnisheed, or execution be issued upon a judgment in favor of defendant against such garnishee, until the termination of the garnishment action; and if an action has been commenced or an execution issued it shall be stayed by the court or a judge thereof as to the garnishee upon the garnishee’s application.","path":["Chs. 801-847, Civil Procedure","Chapter 812 Garnishment","SUBCHAPTER I GARNISHMENT OF PROPERTYOTHER THAN EARNINGS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/812.20","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:42Z","sha256":"f070fd4e798c4e228047b4af23b27b9e907ff8489c1dc5ccc799d8bd64767f65","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-812.19","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-812.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}