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You may apply to the court for an order suspending further garnishments by the same creditor upon your paying a certain sum of money weekly, biweekly, or monthly, to pay the judgment. If you file this motion, the garnishment of your wages will stop for as long as you make the payments ordered by the court.

You will need to file a Slow Pay motion in the court where the judgment was entered. In your motion, you must include the payment amount and frequency (e.g., monthly, biweekly) that you are proposing to pay on the judgment.

Both state and federal laws limit the amount of money that may be withheld from your weekly pay. The state and federal exemptions are nearly identical. Both Tennessee law and federal wage garnishment law limit the amount that can be garnished from a week's pay to the lesser of: 25% of your weekly disposable income.

A form for an adult name change is available in the Office of the Clerk and Master, or may be downloaded from chanceryclerkandmaster.nashville.gov. Chancery Court requires the petition to first be filed. Once filed, the case is randomly assigned to one of the Chancellors.

How do I stop the garnishment on my wages? The defendant may, upon payment of a $25.00 filing fee, file a motion for installment payments. A stay of garnishment is issued upon the first filing of a motion for installment payments.

Chancery Court requires the petition and Order to be filed, along with a copy of your photo ID and Social Security Card. Once you have made copies of your photo ID and Social Security Card and completed the petition and Order, please bring all documents to the Clerk and Master's Office. The filing fee is $204.50.