Frequenlty Asked Questions

A Wage Garnishment is Court Order that is obtained by a creditor allowing that creditor to serve your employer with an Order requiring your employer to deduct 25% from your net pay.  This occurs with notice directly to your employer, and not to you.

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You can modify a wage garnishment to a lower amount but it requires the filing of paperwork in court and attending a court hearing to prove the garnishment amount is causing an undue hardship. Only the filing of a bankruptcy either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 will stop a wage garnishment immediately.

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Under Connecticut Law a creditor can garnish up to 25% of your net wages after deductions each pay period until the debt is satisfied.

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Only one creditor can garnish your pay at one time, but they are able to stack up one after the other directly with your employer.  Once a creditor has been satisfied, the next creditor can then begin to garnish your wages.

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Yes! The Department of Education can garnish your wages without court order and can garnish up to 15% of your net wages.  The only way to stop that garnishment is to file for bankruptcy relief.

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The IRS has special enforcement powers that allow it to garnish your wages, execute on your bank account and attach a lien to your property for  any outstanding tax debt.  The IRS does not need to obtain court permission to take any of these special enforcement actions.  Most taxpayers will receive a 30-day Notice of Intent to Levy prior to any of these special enforcement actions. You can stop an IRS garnishment, attachment and levy by filing a bankruptcy case.

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