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You may garnish the losing party's personal property or any general debts owed to the losing party, such as wages or rent. You may garnish the losing party's bank account.

Under the new Colorado law, garnishment is restricted to the lesser of: 20% of your weekly disposable earnings, or. The amount your disposable earnings exceeds 40 times the Colorado minimum wage or the federal minimum wage, whichever is higher.

Example Letter to Stop Wage Garnishment Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request that you stop the wage garnishment that is currently being imposed on me. I am unable to make the payments at this time due to [insert reason, such as financial hardship]. I have attached documentation that supports my claim.

Many creditors are reluctant to settle debts once they have a garnishment. However, an attorney can help you negotiate the best settlement by offering a lump sum amount or payment terms. A third way to stop a wage garnishment includes becoming current with your debt obligations.

Writs of Garnishment for Support have priority over all other Writs, regardless of when they are served. A Writ of Garnishment is effective for 182 days (or 91 days, for a judgment that was entered before 8/8/2001). Once the effective period for a Writ ends, payment will begin on the next Writ in line.

Only one garnishment can be paid at a time, any other garnishments will have to wait until the previous garnishment is paid off or the time expires. An employee may have more than one child support, student loan, or payment plan at a time.