Q My February 2011 divorce agreement says my husband and I are each responsible for all debts we incurred after the date we separated. ; In November 2011 my pay started to be garnished by a company who sued my ex-husband for medical bills he incurred after the divorce. ; Is there anything I can do to stop the garnishment? ; — B.R., Lawrence
Wage garnishment allows the courts and third parties to collect debts from a U.S. worker.
However, some creditors—like those you owe taxes, federal student loans, child support, or alimony—don't have to go through the court system to get a wage garnishment.Generally, any of...
With just two weeks to go until the Nov. 5 election, the race to succeed Gov. Eric Holcomb as the state’s top leader has hit breakneck speed — with the Indiana Republican Party repeatedly sending out mailers attacking the Libertarian candidate. The latest charges continue to label Donald Rainwater as a “deadbeat loser,” citing his decades old failure to pay child support that resulted in a financial judgments and wage garnishment. But the wages of the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) today led more than 30 of their congressional colleagues in blasting the Trump Administration for continuing to garnish wages of millions of struggling student loan borrowers, despite a new law passed by Congress last month that prohibits such wage seizures during the coronavirus public health emergency. The protective measure was included as part of the larger CARES Act package to provide relief to stu...
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