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Additionally, the law allows you to keep up to $2.50 per week for each dependent child that you support. If your wages are being garnished by more than one creditor, the law sets the maximum amount that may be garnished (regardless of number of creditors) to 25 percent of your weekly disposable earnings.

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.

Open a Wage Account or Government Benefit Account Some states, such as Florida, have statutes that exempt the garnishment of wages of the head of the family. In addition, most federal benefits, such as social security or disability payments, are exempt from garnishment by federal laws.

NOTICE TO THE DEBTOR (EMPLOYEE) [TCA 26-2-216(b)(2)]: Your earnings have been subjected to a garnishment which has been served upon your employer. The garnishment creates a lien on a portion of your earnings until the judgment is satisfied, or for six (6) months, whichever occurs first.

For most creditors, the first step toward garnishing your wages is filing a debt collection lawsuit against you and securing a judgment. When you are served with a lawsuit, you should not ignore it. If you don't respond and don't go to court, a default judgment will usually be entered against you.

You'll get to keep a certain amount of your paycheck. The IRS determines your exempt amount using your filing status, pay period and number of dependents. For example, if you're single with no dependents and make $1,000 every two weeks, the IRS can take up to $538 of your check each pay period.