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In other words, if you owe money to a person or company, they can obtain a court order directing your bank/credit union to take money out of your account to pay off your debt. If this happens, you cannot use that money in your account.

Wage garnishments: These require your employer to withhold, from your paycheck, a percentage of wages to apply to your balance. This type of garnishment will continue until your balance is paid in full or released by the department. A wage garnishment doesn't mean that we will garnish all your wages.

To garnish your wages in Oregon, the debt collector has to have a judgment. They can then send a writ of garnishment to your employer. Your payroll department has to fill out paperwork to tell them how often you get paid and the date of your next pay day.

Questions & Answers Fill out the Challenge to Garnishment form. ... Make a copy of the completed form for you to keep. ... Ask the court clerk when your court hearing will be held. Get ready for the hearing by making sure you can give evidence about the value of the things you are claiming and which exemptions they fall under.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Bring the completed original garnishment, appropriate number of copies and fees to Court for issuance. The Clerk will issue the garnishment, you will pay to Court the issuance fee and then you take the garnishment to Sheriff, private process server or Post Office for delivery of the garnishment.

Under Oregon law, a Wage Garnishment can last up to a maximum of 90 days from when it is delivered. It will stop earlier than that if the debt is paid in full. Unfortunately, there is no restriction under Oregon law to stop a creditor from issuing a new Wage Garnishment once the first garnishment expires.