Wage Garnishment and the Laws
Understand how Wage Garnishment works, your rights as an employee or an employer and how a lawyer can help you with your case.
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Stop Wage Garnishment With the Help of a LawyerWhen an individual faces financial hardship due to wage garnishment, it is often important to hire a lawyer to stop the loss of income from each paycheck. In certain states, it is easier for a lawyer to initiate the stopping of garnishments than in others, and it is essential for the employee to seek the advice of legal counsel.
Read more- Can I Get an Injunction for the Garnishment of My Wages?
Wage garnishments occur with frequency when certain conditions transpire where the individual must pay a company or organization. If a person has debts or been overpaid by a business or association, he or she must pay the amounts or other penalties or consequences may be issued.
Read more - Wage Garnishment Laws
If a creditor knows that a debtor is working, one effective method for the creditor to collect on this debt is to have the debtor’s wages garnished. However, there are several laws that apply that can affect the garnishment process.
Read more - Protect Exempt Property from Paycheck Garnishment
Garnishments act to take money from a person when he or she incurs a debt that requires payment to the company or agency every time the debtor receives a paycheck. Knowing how to and what is exempt and needs protection is important, and the employee may need to research various ways specific to his or her circumstances.
Read more - Can a Joint Account Be Garnished?
When a creditor wants to ensure that it will receive the funds that it is due, it may go after any funds or assets that it can get its hands on. In some situations, creditors may prefer to garnish a bank account rather than go after an employee’s wages. In many situations, the creditor may be able to access funds in a joint account.
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