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In Washington, the creditor must wait 10 days in superior court (Rule CR 62) and 30 days in district court before they can serve the Writ of Garnishment. The creditor will need to apply for and serve a new writ every 60 days until the debt is paid, but they don't need to file a new lawsuit every 60 days.

Consumer debt exemptions are based on either 80% of disposable income or 35 times the state minimum wage which is now (2023) set at $15.74. Weekly $550.90. Bi weekly $1,101.80. Semi monthly $1,197.72. Monthly $2,395.43.

Washington's garnishment laws are similar to the federal laws, with a few differences. The creditor will continue to garnish your wages until the debt is paid off, or you take some measure to stop the garnishment, such as claiming an exemption with the court.

After 60 days, the judgment creditor's attorney will serve a ?Second Answer.? In response to the Second Answer, the employer must tell the judgment creditor how much was actually withheld during the 60-day period during which the garnishment was effective.

In Washington, creditors can garnish 25% of your take-home pay. Even if you have a higher income and will need to file a Chapter 13 repayment plan, that is much better than being garnished. In most situations, a garnishment means things have really spun out of control. Only one creditor can garnish at a time.

The amount withheld each pay period will generally be 25 percent of the employee's disposable earnings or a lesser amount as stated in the writ. The remaining 75 percent is exempt from garnishment. The agency must pay the employee only the amount exempt from garnishment.