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If you have more than one wage garnishment issued against you, creditors can still only take a total of 25% of your weekly disposable income. So, for example, if one creditor is garnishing 15% of your weekly disposable income, then the other creditor can only garnish the remaining 10%.

Rule 60 motions for relief from a judgment filed no later than ten days after entry of judgment toll the time period in which an appeal may be taken. M.R.A.P. 4(d). Rule 60 motions filed more than ten days after entry of judgment do not toll the time period in which an appeal may be taken.

Rule 55 - Default (a) Entry. When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by these rules and that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk shall enter his default. (b) Judgment.

If you owe child support, federal student loans, or taxes, the government or creditor can garnish your wages without getting a court judgment for that purpose. The amount that can be garnished is different than it is for judgment creditors, too.

The IRS and the Mississippi Department of Revenue can garnish your wages if you owe back taxes, without a court judgment. The amount they can garnish depends on how many dependents you have and your tax deduction rate. The IRS and the Mississippi Department of Revenue do not have to wait 30 days to garnish your wages.

A resident in Mississippi has the legal right to stop a wage garnishment by filing personal bankruptcy. Personal bankruptcy has two options. Chapter 7 is for anyone in Mississippi with very little income, but a lot of unsecured debts.