Wage Garnishment

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Wage Garnishment Orders Cannot Garnish It All
A wage garnishment order is an order by a court to automatically take a set amount of money from a person’s paycheck and send that money directly to another party. The person whose wages are being garnished never sees the money and is thus not able to prevent the transfer to the other party. A garnishment order is normally applied for after a defendant in a prior court case … more
Garnish Wages or Write a New Tax? Is There Really a Difference?
On a TV talk show on Feb. 3 Sen. Clinton said “going after people’s wages, automatic enrollment’’ may be a way she would pay for her universal health care plan. The question specifically referred to garnishing a person’s wages and not about a new tax. In the larger picture whether it is a tax or a wage garnishment may be political symbolism to … more

The Federal Wage Garnishment Law, Consumer Credit Protection Act (Federal DOL Fact Sheet)
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the amount that may be withheld from a … more