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812.33 Garnishee fees. (1) The creditor shall pay a $15 fee to the garnishee for each earnings garnishment or each stipulated extension of that earnings garnishment. This fee shall be included as a cost in the creditor's claim in the earnings garnishment.

If you qualify for a complete exemption or a limitation in the amount subject to garnishment, you must give or mail a copy of the completed enclosed debtor's answer form to the garnishee/employer. If your circumstances change while the garnishment is in effect, you may file a new answer form at any time.

If your judgment has not been completely paid at the end of the 13 weeks and you wish to continue garnishing the debtor's wages, you may file and pay for a new garnishment action. Another option is for you and the debtor to agree in writing to extend the garnishment for another 13-week period.

The garnishment amount is limited to 25% of your disposable earnings for that week (what's left after mandatory deductions) or the amount by which your disposable earnings for that week exceed 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage, whichever is less. (15 U.S.C. § 1673.)

You may not have more than one garnishment running on a debtor per employer/garnishee. The garnishee may also only honor one garnishment at a time per debtor, although there may be other levies (deductions for support or unpaid state or federal taxes).

By law, you are entitled to an exemption of not less than 80% of your disposable earnings. Your "disposable earnings" are those remaining after social security and federal and state income taxes are withheld.