Walk It Through: The Garnished Paycheck
A judgment for an old debt, a garnishment, the 75 percent that stays, the house, and the truck.
A creditor wins a judgment on an old credit card and garnishes a worker's wages.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A judgment for an ordinary debt. Child support, taxes and student loans follow other rules, and bankruptcy is left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.