Garnishment actions; how commenced; summons

Wis. Stat. § 812.04
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(1) Upon payment to the clerk of court of the fee prescribed in s. 814.62 (1), the clerk shall issue a garnishee summons together with sufficient copies to the plaintiff or his or her attorney; the summons form may be in blank, but must carry the court seal. (2) The garnishee summons shall be substantially in the following form: (3) A garnishment action shall be commenced by the filing of a garnishee summons and annexed complaint, except no action shall be deemed commenced as to any defendant upon whom service of authenticated copies of the summons and the complaint has not been made within 60 days after filing.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/812.04Fetched: 10/7/2026