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Texas garnishment bonds.
Underwritten. The court sets the amount.
A Texas plaintiff who garnishes a defendant’s funds before judgment must post a bond under Rules 658 and 658a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The court fixes the penal sum, payable to the defendant. The bond is individually underwritten, and a specialist returns a quote, usually within one business day.
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From court order to filed bond.
Garnishment bonds are underwritten, so a specialist reviews the order before quoting. Here is the whole thing — no broker phone tag:
Send the details
Your details, the case and debt information, and the bond amount the court fixed in its order — that is what a specialist needs to start underwriting.
Underwritten & quoted
A specialist reviews the court order and sizes the bond. On larger penal sums, collateral or financials may be required before a quote is firmed up.
E-sign & file
Once you accept the quote, you receive the executed bond, payable to the defendant, ready to file with the officer authorized to issue the writ. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the garnishment bond actually guarantees
A writ of garnishment lets a Texas plaintiff freeze money a third party holds for the defendant — commonly a bank account. Because it ties up funds before the case is decided, Rule 658 requires a written court order after a hearing, in which the judge sets the maximum value that may be garnished and the bond amount.
Rule 658a then requires the plaintiff to file a bond payable to the defendant in the amount the court fixed, before the writ may issue. The amount must, in the court’s opinion, adequately compensate the defendant if the plaintiff fails to prosecute the suit to effect or the garnishment was wrongful.
It is not insurance for you. If the garnishment is later held wrongful and the surety pays the defendant, you repay the surety. The bond simply lets the writ issue while standing behind the defendant if you were wrong to freeze the funds.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A court bond answers to the court and the party its order protects: if the judgment or order the bond secures is not satisfied, that party can claim against it, up to the penal sum the court set.
The surety pays a valid claim after the court rules, and you repay the surety. A court bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote; a court bond usually runs until the case or appeal it secures is resolved.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
E-sign & file. Once you accept the quote, you receive the executed bond, payable to the defendant, ready to file with the officer authorized to issue the writ. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What sets the price
Court bonds are underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount the court sets and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One short form to start underwriting.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including the debt amount. Send the court order and your details, and a specialist sizes, underwrites, and returns a quote — usually within one business day.
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Underwritten on the court’s penal sum, with a specialist quote usually within one business day. Send the order to get started.