Use these wage garnishment laws and rules to determine how
much money can be garnished from your paycheck. List be state.
Note: ALL states allow wage garnishment for child
support, alimony, taxes and federal student loans.
Up 1. Alabama Wage Garnishment
Prior to April 12, 1988
1. 20% of weekly disposable earnings; or
2. Amount by which the debtor's disposable earnings exceeds
fifty (50) times the minimum wage.
After April 12, 1988:
1. 25% of weekly disposable earnings; or
2. Amount by which the debtor's disposable earnings exceeds
thirty (30) times the minimum wage.
Up 2. Alaska Wage Garnishment
Allowed by in an action upon an express or implied contract.
(A.S. 09.40.010)
See A.S.09.38.010- 09.40.30 for list of exemptions. Here are
just three exemption examples:
1. Homestead exemption allows debtor to retain up to $54,000
interest in primary residence. (A.S.09.38.0l0)
2. Most state and federal benefits (welfare, social security,
etc.) are exempted from attachment. (A.S. 09.38.015)
3. The first $402.50 per week is exempt unless the debtor is
the sole supporter of the household. In this case, the first $602.50 per week
is exempt. (A.S. 09.38.030)
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3. Arizona Wage Garnishment
Wages and eamings are garnishable: (A.R.S §12-1598 et
seq.).
§12-1598 (4) defines "Earnings" broadly to include all
forms of compensation.
25% of the statutory net disposable earnings of debtor. Court
may reduce to as low as 15%.
Computing the amount is a function of a statutorily approved
formula embodied in a form referred to as the Non Exempt Earnings Statement
(NEES). This requires the employer/garnishee to publish the gross earnings and
"disposable earnings" and perform specifically prescribed calculations. The
first calculation is to enter 25% of the "disposable earnings". Next, the
federal minimum wage is calculated for the subject payroll period (30 times the
minimum wage for weekly payroll, 60 times for bi-weekly, and 65 times for semi
-monthly payroll). That calculated minimum wage sum is subtracted from the
disposable earnings. That calculated amount is compared to the 25% of net sum
and the uper of the two sums is the sum to be used for the next calculation. At
this point, any court ordered levies, support orders, or other wage assignments
are subtracted. The remaining balance must be held and paid over pursuant to
the continuing lien order.
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4. Arkansas Wage Garnishment
Federal garnishment rules and exemptions are used.
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5. California Wage Garnishment
Up to 25% of the debtor's net disposable earnings. Once the
levy has been served on the employer by the sheriff or marshal, it remains in
effect until the judgment has been paid in full. Because California is a
community property state, the wages of a non-judgment debtor spouse are
also subject to levy.
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6. Colorado Wage Garnishment
Gross earnings for the First Pay Period less deductions
required by Law
Amounts based on Federal minimum hourly wage $5.15.
Weekly: $154.50 or 75% of Disposable Earnings
Bi-weekly: $309.00; or 75% of Disposable Earnings
Semi-monthly $334.75 or 75% of Disposable Earnings
Monthly: $669.50 or 75% of Disposable earnings
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7. Connecticut Wage Garnishment
Pursuant to CGS §52-361a, the maximum amount which can
legally be withheld from a debtor's wages is the lessor of:
1. 25% of weekly disposable earnings; or
2. Amount by which the debtor's disposable earnings exceeds
forty (40) times the higher of either
A. The current federal minimum hourly wage; or
B. The state's prevailing full minimum fair wage.
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8. Delaware Wage Garnishment
15% of statutory net income. Garnishment remains in effect
until the judgment is paid in full.
Bank accounts cannot be garnished!
Up 9. District of Columbia Wage Garnishment
Garnishments are stacked and kept in place while the senior in
time garnishment is paid off.
25% of disposable income can be attached by a wage garnishment.
Creditors must send the debtor, the garnishee and the Court a
monthly statement of account showing the application of payments to interest,
principal, attorney's fees, and costs. Garnishees remit directly to the
creditor or creditor's attorney.
Bank Accounts: No exemptions other than social security and
disability income Attaching creditor can withdraw 100% of joint account
balance. (The co-owner of the account might prevail in exempting funds
depending on the judge and the source of the funds)
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10. Florida Wage Garnishment
Florida Statutes, chapter 77 outlines very strict procedures
for garnishment. Florida Statutes §222.11 offers a significant exemption
to wage garnishment known as the "head of family" exemption. Effective July 1,
2001, the judgment creditor is required to serve a notice of rights to the
defendant upon receipt of the employees answer with a form for the defendant to
fill out to claim exemptions.
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11. Georgia Wage Garnishment
Pursuant to OCGA 18-4-20, the maximum part of the aggregate
disposable earnings of an individual for any work week which is subject to
garnishment may not exceed the lesser of twenty-five percent (25%) of his
disposable earnings for that week, or the amount by which his disposable
earnings for that week exceed thirty (30) times the federal minimum hourly
wage. For earnings for a period other than a week, a multiple of the federal
minimum hourly wage equivalent in effect shall be used.
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12. Hawaii Wage Garnishment
The portion of the defendant's after tax wages that must be
withheld is 5% of the first $100 per month, 10% of the next $100.00 per month
and 20% of all sums in excess of $200.00 per month, or an equivalent portion of
these amounts per week. Wages and other compensation owed to the debtor for
personal services rendered by the debtor during the 31 days prior to a
proceeding are exempt.
Up 13. Idaho Wage Garnishment
The maximum part of an individual's disposable earnings for the
work week subject to garnishment may not exceed the lesser of:
1. 25% of the disposable earnings; or
2. The amount of the disposable earnings that exceed 30 times
the federal minimum hourly wage.
When the garnishee is the defendant's employer, the continuing
garnishment is in effect until the judgment is satisfied and if the maximum is
being withheld, no additional garnishments can be served until that garnishment
is satisfied.
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14. Illinois Wage Garnishment
The maximum part of an individual's disposable earnings for the
work week that can be garnished is the greater of:
1. 15% of the disposable earnings; or
2. The amount of the disposable earnings that exceed 45 times
the federal minimum hourly wage.
Up 15. Indiana Wage Garnishment
The maximum part of an individual's aggregate disposable
earnings for the workweek that is subject to garnishment in Indiana is the
lesser of:
1. 25% of the disposable earnings; or
2. The amount of the disposable earnings that exceed 30 times
the federal minimum hourly wage.
Note: A wage garnishment can be obtained after interrogatories
are served and completed and after a motion for proceeding supplemental is
heard. Garnishments filed in up Claims Court cases require a filing fee of
approximately $15.00. Indiana now recognizes Voluntary Wage Assignments, which
are to be signed by the debtor and the creditor, or the creditor's attorney,
and submitted to the employer.
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16. Iowa Wage Garnishment
Garnishments last for seventy days. The maximum part of an
individual's aggregate disposable earnings for the workweek that is subject to
garnishment in Indiana is the lesser of:
1. 25% of the disposable earnings; or
2. The amount of the disposable earnings that exceed 40 times
the federal minimum hourly wage.
There is a sliding scale per creditor (not per judgment)
ranging from $250 to 10% of annual wages, depending on annual wages.
Public employees can be garnisheed.
Up 17. Kansas Wage Garnishment
The maximum part of an individual's aggregate disposable
earnings for the workweek that is subject to garnishment in Indiana is the
lesser of:
1. 25% of the disposable earnings; or
2. The amount of the disposable earnings that exceed 30 times
the federal minimum hourly wage; or
3. The amount of plaintiff's claim stated in the order for
garnishment.
Note: No creditor can issue more than one garnishment against
the same debtor during any 30-day period.
Up 18. Kentucky Wage Garnishment
Controlled by KRS 425.506. After a 10-day waiting period from
date of judgment, a creditor may, using a pre-approved state form, file for
wage garnishment to be issued by the clerk of the court, and an order of
garnishment is then mailed to the garnishee employer. The employer has 20 days
within which to respond. If the garnishee employer fails to answer, it may be
held liable to the creditor for failing to honor the garnishment.
Wage garnishments create a continuous lien against a debtor's
wages, until the debt is paid. KRS Chapter 427, which deals with exemptions,
authorizes a debtor to challenge garnished funds as exempt, and provides for a
subsistence allowance beyond which a plaintiff cannot garnish (generally 25% of
the debtor's disposable earnings per week). Wage garnishments have priority
according to the date of service upon the employer.
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19. Louisiana Wage Garnishment
Louisiana uses the federal wage garnishment guidelines. Wage
garnishments are effective immediatly upon service of the garnishment on the
employer. The amount withheld is 25% of disposable income. 401K or other
retirenment funds are not counted as disposable income. Deductions are to be
withheld from every paycheck and are remitted by the employer at least monthly.
The Garnishment stays in effect until the full balance due is paid, including
all attorneys' fees, interest, court costs and so forth.
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20. Maine Wage Garnishment
Garnishment is available:
1. After a judgment issues and a supplementary (Disclosure)
hearing is held;
2. If the debtor fails to appear at the Disclosure hearing, a
garnishment order may issue for 25% of the debtors disposable earnings on a
weekly basis or the amount which the disposable weekly earnings exceed 40 times
the federal minimum wage, whichever is less (14 M.R.S.A. 3127 et seq,). The
exemption on wages is now $226.00 weekly;
3. If the judgment debtor fails to pay two installments after
being ordered to do so.
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21. Maryland Wage Garnishment
Disposable wages are defined as the amount of wages that remain
after mandatory deductions required by law, plus medical insurance payments.
The amount exempt is the greater of 75% of disposable wages, or $145 times the
number of weeks in which the wages were earned (in Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's
and Worcester 30 times the federal minimum hourly wages due under the Fair
labor Standards Act.) (Annotated Code of Maryland, Commercial Law Article Sec.
15-601.1)
A judgment creditors report must be sent each month to the
debtor and employer.
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22. Massachusetts Wage Garnishment
Wage attachments may be obtained by bringing an action under
G.L. c. 246 for trustee process, based on a judgment only, usually after
unsuccessful supplementary process proceedings.
After service of the trustee process complaint upon the debtor,
the creditor must proceed by way of motion for permission to make the wage
attachment. Writs are ordinarily returnable to Court within thirty (30) days
and must be served on each payday by an officer.
The writ commands the employer to withhold the wages, pending
further order of the court. The employer must file an Answer with the court
under oath regarding each service of the writ of attachment, specifying what,
if anything, the employer has withheld from the wages of the debtor.
After the creditor has attached all that he is able to, he must
then return to the court, with notice to the debtor, with a motion to "charge
the trustee." After a ten-day appeal period, the Clerk's Office will issue a
trustee execution, which must be served on the employer-trustee by an officer.
The execution directs the employer to hand the withheld funds over to the
officer.
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23. Michigan Wage Garnishment
Federal statute limits withhold up to 25% of disposable
earnings per week, unless the debtor's earnings are at or near the minimum
wage, 15 USC 1673, in which case no withholding is allowed.
Time Limit: Garnishment writ expires 91 days after issuance,
MCR 3.101(B)(1)(a)(ii). A new writ must then be issued and served.
Stay of Wage Garnishment: Courts may grant the debtor an
"installment payment order," MCL 600.6201, MCR 3. 104(A), which bars wage
garnishment, provided that the debtor pays as required by the order. Such an
order does not prevent garnishment of bank accounts or income tax refunds. MCL
600.6245, MCR 3.101(N). Some courts nevertheless do not allow any garnishment
while an installment payment order is in effect.
Up 24. Minnesota Wage Garnishment
Minnesota Statute 550.136 and 551.06 governs wage attachment.
The maximum part of an individual's disposable earnings for a pay period that
can be garnished may not exceed the lesser of:
1. 25% of the disposable earnings, or
2. The amount of the disposable earnings that exceed 40 times
the federal minimum hourly wage.
The portion of the defendant's earnings which are not subject
to a wage garnishment are also exempt from garnishment for 20 days after they
have been deposited in any financial institution, whether in a single or joint
account. The burden of establishing that funds are exempt rests on the
defendant using the first-in first-out accounting method.
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25. Mississippi Wage Garnishment
The fFirst 30 days' wages after service of garnishment are
exempt.
After 30 days, 75% of wages are exempt.
Employer may withhold and pay when total judgment is collected
but must pay at least once per year unless ordered otherwise.
Garnishments are paid in the order they are served. The first
one served must be paid in full before the second one can be paid.
Child support withholding orders are not considered
garnishments; thus they are paid regardless of priority. If a debt garnishment
and child support withholding order are pending at the same time, the amount to
be withheld pursuant to the child support order does not reduce the amount
subject to the debt garnishment.
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26. Missouri Wage Garnishment
The maximum amount that may be held from a person's weekly
wages, after withholdings required by law, is the lesser of:
1. 25% of the wages,
2. 10%, if the person is head of a family and a Missouri
resident, or
3. The amount by which the weekly earnings exceed thirty
times the federal minimum hourly wage. Mo. Rev. Stat. §525.030.
Note: Child support garnishment may be subject to a higher
percentage of deduction.
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27. Montana Wage Garnishment
Montana Code Title 25, Chapter 13, and entitled 'Execution of
Judgment' authorize wage attachment. There is no continuous garnishment for
employees provided by the Montana Legislature. The wage exemption statute is
identical to the Federal exemption statute and an execution writ is good for 60
days.
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28. Nebraska Wage Garnishment
Although Nebraska allows wage garnishment it rejects the
Federal exemptions.
1. Proceeds or interest from payments or settlements under
the Worker's Compensation Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-149), except for
attorney's fees approved in writing by district court (Neb. Rev. Stat.
§48-108);
2. Fraternal insurance benefits (Neb. Rev. Stat.
§44-l072);
3. Certain wages; all proceeds, cash values and benefits
accruing under any annuity contract, policy or certificate or life insurance
payable upon death of insured to beneficiary other than estate of insured, or
under any accident or health insurance policy, to the extent of $10,000,00
(Neb. Rev. Stat. §44-371).
Up 29. Nevada Wage Garnishment
Nevada applies its own statutory exemptions that are generally
more liberal than the Federal Exemptions. Nevada allows a wage garnishment of
up to 25% of the debtor's disposable earnings. Child support garnishments take
priority regardless of when the levy was received. A wage garnishment is good
for one hundred and twenty days (120) from the date of service of the writ on
the employer.
Up 30. New Hampshire Wage Garnishment
New Hampshire has a non-continuous wage attachment "on the
books," in RSA 512. The process is seldom employed due to severe restrictions
on its use, the cost, and the fact that many judges do not favor it and have
discretion to disapprove it.
The lien applies only to wages earned post-judgment. Under New
Hampshire procedural rules, seeking a garnishment would therefore require the
filing of a new lawsuit each time such an attachment is sought. The attachment
only applies to wages earned up to the date of service. In other words, there
is no provision for an ongoing garnishment.
There is an exemption for earnings up to 50 times the minimum
wage. New Hampshire does have a mechanism for establishing a court-supervised
payment plan under RSA 524. This creates no lien against earnings, and is
enforceable through contempt should the debtor default.
Up 31. New Jersey Wage Garnishment
10% gross 25% of disposal earnings whichever is less but no
execution on gross wages of $154.50 or less a week (Source: 15 USC, 1671 et
seq,: 29 C. F. R., 5870; N.J.S.A. 2A: 17-50).
Up 32. New Mexico Wage Garnishment
New Mexico Law provides for continuing wage garnishments. The
employer must withhold up to 25% of disposable earnings from each paycheck
beginning on service of the writ and continuing until the judgment is paid in
full.
If previous garnishments are in effect when the writ is served,
the earlier writ(s) must be satisfied before withholding begins on the later
writ. Up to 50% of disposable wages is subject to a garnishment for child
support, making subsequent garnishments for debts ineffective.
Pre-judgment garnishment of wages is prohibited.
Up 33. New York Wage Garnishment
The maximum amount recoverable is ten percent (10%) of gross
income, or the federal maximum, whichever is less.
If the debtor is subject to garnishment for alimony, support or
maintenance, the combined garnishments cannot exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
of disposable earnings.
Income executions are prioritized by order of delivery to the
Sheriff, but garnishments for alimony support or maintenance always take
priority.
The execution is a two-stage process. First, the sheriff serves
the execution on the debtor at his or her residence. If the debtor does not
begin making payments within twenty (20) days, the sheriff levies on the
employer
Up 34. North Carolina Wage Garnishment
Unless the debtor has substantial funds on deposit and no
family dependent on those funds for support, garnishment of wages is not
generally helpful in collecting other claims except:
1. To enforce an order for child support (G. S. §
110-136),
2. To recover unpaid taxes (G. S. § 105- 242(8),
105-368, 106-9.4), and
3. To enforce a judgment for payment of medical services
provided by a "public" hospital (G. S. § 131E-49),
Under G. S. § 1-362, the debtor's earnings for personal
services within 60 days prior to the order cannot be applied to the debt if it
appears that the earnings are necessary for the use of the debtor's family.
Further, future earnings have been excluded from the scope of execution under
Harris v. Hinson, 87 N.C. App. 148,360 S.E.2d 118 (1987).
Up 35. North Dakota Wage Garnishment
The maximum part of an individual's aggregate disposable
earnings for the work week that is subject to garnishment in North Dakota is
the lesser of:
1, 25% of the disposable earnings, or
2. The amount of the disposable earnings that exceed 40 times
the federal minimum hourly wage.
Note: The maximum amount subject to garnishment must be reduced
by $20.00 for each dependent family member residing with the defendant.
Up 36. Ohio Wage Garnishment
Under O.R.C. §2716.02, any person seeking a post-judgment
wage garnishment must send a written demand to the judgment debtor at least 15
days and not more than 45 days before seeking a garnishment order. Ordinary
U.S. Mail with a certificate of mailing may serve through the court; by
certified U .S. Mail, return receipt requested; or the demand. It must be sent
to the judgment debtor's last known place of residence, and the demand must
follow the form specified in this statute.
O.R.C. §§2716.03 and 2716.05 specify the format for
the garnishment motion, order, and notice. O.R.C. §2716.03 further
provides that there can be no wage garnishment if the debt is subject to a debt
scheduling agreement through a debt counseling service, unless the debtor or
the debt counseling service fails to make payment for 45 days after the payment
due date.
Under O.R.C. §2716.04, the garnishment order is a
continuous order, requiring the garnishee to withhold from the debtor's
earnings each pay period until the judgment is paid in full.
Up to 25% of the debtor's net disposable income may be
garnished. However, this order may be interrupted by the filing of a
garnishment by another judgment creditor, in which case:
1. The first garnishment order shall remain in effect for 182
days, if the subsequent garnishment is the same priority, or
2. The first garnishment order shall immediately cease to be
in effect if the subsequent garnishment is a higher priority, such as a child
support order or tax levy.
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37. Oklahoma Wage Garnishment
Oklahoma specifically authorizes Post-judgment wage attachment.
12 -1151 et al.
Entry of judgment is a condition precedent to a wage
attachment. 12 O.S. § 1151 (West 2000).
The judgment creditor has the option of a non-continuing wage
attachment that lasts one pay period, or a continuing wage attachment that
lasts 180 days.
75% of the debtor's wages are exempt from wage attachment 12
O.S. Sec. 1151.
Note: This 75% exemption could increase if the debtor
establishes hardship.
Up 38. Oregon Wage Garnishment
Exemption is 75% of disposable earnings or 40 times the federal
minimum hourly wage. See the following statutory guidelines and limitations.
ORS 29.125, .145 and .225 and 23.175.
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39. Pennsylvania Wage Garnishment
No wage attachment in this state except for taxes and child
support.
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is authorized to garnish
wages without obtaining a court order for collection of unpaid
state taxes. The Department will first notify taxpayers of its intent to
contact their employers to begin withholding. If a taxpayer fails to resolve
the tax liability, the taxpayer's employer will be ordered to begin garnishing
wages and make payments to the Commonwealth. Employers may retain up to 2% of
the amount collected to compensate for costs of additional bookkeeping.
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40. Rhode Island Wage Garnishment
Under Rhode Island law, the maximum amount which can be legally
withheld from an employee's wages by an employer is twenty-five (25%) percent
of the employee's disposable earnings.
Disposable earnings are defined as the earnings of an
individual after deduction of taxes, social security and temporary disability
contributions.
Individuals are exempt from attachment for one year if they
have collected social security or state assistance.
Up 41. South Carolina Wage Garnishment
Wage attachment is prohibited in South Carolina. SCCLA 37
-5-104.
Up 42. South Dakota Wage Garnishment
Post-judgment wage attachment is specifically authorized by
SDCL 21-18-1.
20% of disposable earnings but only for a 60-day period and
this 60-day period can be renewed regulary.
Under SDCL 21-19-17, the earnings of the debtor that are
immediatey necessary for the support of the debtor and his famiy are exempt
from attachment. Exampes include money needed for rent, food, medical expenses,
and clothing.
Aid, such as welfare, social security, and child support, are
exempt from attachment.
Up 43. Tennessee Wage Garnishment
A debtor may obtain relief from garnishment by filing a "slow
pay" motion, supported by an affidavit of his or her existing debts.
While no specific statutory provision so requires, most judges
require that a debtor pay an amount sufficient to pay post-judgment interest
and some portion of the principal.
A debtor's wages may be attached before judgment is rendered if
the debtor attempts to evade service of process.
Up 44. Texas Wage Garnishment
Wages cannot be attached or garnished, except for child
support.
Income that is not a wage can be garnished or ordered
turned over to a receiver.
Bank accounts, rents and royalties can be garnished.
Exemptions include social security benefits.
WARNING For individuals living in Texas who are paid
from an out of state location, there is case law (Baumgardner vs. Sou Pacific
177 S.W. 2d 317) to support taking a judgment from Texas, domesticating the
judgment in the foreign state, then filing the wage garnishment there. Many
creditors have used this strategy successfully.
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45. Utah Wage Garnishment
Wage garnishment is valid for 120 days.
The maximum part of an individual's disposable earnings for the
pay period that is subject to garnishment is the lesser of:
1. 25% of the disposable earnings for the pay period, or
2. The amount by which the disposable earnings exceed 30
times the federal minimum hourly wage.
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46. Vermont Wage Garnishment
75% of debtor's wages are exempt from attachment except for a
consumer debt and then 85% of the debtor's wages are exempt.
If at the hearing a debtor can show his income is used for
reasonable and necessary living expenses for himself and that of his legal
dependants, his income may be exempt.
If an order to garnish is obtained, it continues until the
judgment is paid in full or his employment is terminated.
Up 47. Virginia Wage Garnishment
Virginia uses the federal wage exemption.
The maximum part of disposable earnings of an individual for
any workweek which is subjected to garnishment may not exceed the lesser of;
1. 25% of disposable earnings for that week, or
2. The amount by which his disposable earnings for that week
exceed thirty (30) times the federal minimum wage.
Up 48. Virgin Islands Wage Garnishment
Garnishment is subject to ten percent (10%) or so much of gross
wages as exceeds $30 due or to become due to judgment debtor from
employer-garnishee for any weekly pay period, or its equivalent for any pay
period of different duration.
The above percentage limitation does not apply in case of
execution of judgment, order or decree of any court for payment of any sum for
support or maintenance of a person's spouse, former spouse, or children, and
such execution, judgment, order or decree will, in the discretion of the court,
have priority over any other levy against judgment debtor's wages.
In case of execution upon judgment, order or decree for payment
of such sum for support of maintenance, limitation will be fifty percent (50%)
of gross wages due or to become due to any person per pay period or periods
ending in any calendar month. (Title 5, Section 522, Virgin Islands Code).
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49. Washington Wage Garnishment
Garnishment is allowed under RCW 6.27.005. It is limited to
greater of 25% of disposable earnings or thirty times the federal minimum wage.
RCW 6.27.150 and 6.27.010
Up 50. West Virginia Wage Garnishment
Wage attachment is permitted in West Virginia through use of a
suggestee execution. A suggestee execution is an order issued by the clerk
directing the judgment debtor's employer to withhold a portion of the debtor's
wages and pay them over to the creditor.
The creditor must have a valid judgment and must sign an
affidavit establishing that the debtor's disposable income exceeds 30 times the
federal minimum wage after deduction of state and federal taxes, See West
Virginia Code §§ 38-5A-l to 13; 38-5B-l to 16.
West Virginia law also allows judgment creditors to file a
suggestion of personal property, a writ of execution and a judgment lien
creditor's action.
Up 51. Wisconsin Wage Garnishment
Wage garnishment actions are considered separate actions under
Wisconsin Statute, requiring the payment of a filing fee and issuance of the
earnings garnishment notice to the employer and employee, which can be
accomplished by first class mail.
Upon issuance of the earnings garnishment, the garnishment will
remain in effect for a period of 13 weeks. At the end of this time period, a
new garnishment action must be commenced, unless the previous garnishment was
voluntarily extended.
Typically, 20% of a debtor's net earnings after withholding
taxes and Social Security can be taken by a creditor. A debtor does have the
right to assert various exemptions to the garnishment, including income below
the Federal Poverty Guidelines, eligibility to receive foods stamps or medical
assistance, or court-ordered assignments of child support that exceed 25% of
the debtor's wages.
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52. Wyoming Wage Garnishment
Section 1-15-408: A writ of post judgment garnishment shall
attach to the lesser of twenty-five percent (25%) of 8disposable earnings, or
that amount of disposable earnings which exceeds thirty (30) times the federal
minimum hourly wage.
Section 1-15-502: Garnishment (upon the wages of the defendant)
shall be a lien and continuous levy against earnings due until ninety [90) days
has expired or until the writ is dismissed.
Section 1-15-504: When more than one (1) writ of continuing
garnishment has been issued against the earnings due the same judgment debtor,
the garnishment shall be satisfied in the order of service on the garnishee.
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