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In order to garnish either a bank account or wages a judgment creditor must submit a ?Garnishment Summons? to the court requesting a garnishment order to be issued to either the bank or the employer of the judgment debtor. Judgment debtors are not require to receive notice of the garnishment prior to implementation.

Maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment. (2) The amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed 40 times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C.

Deal with the Garnishment The creditor may be able to garnish your bank account for up to 90 days. They may be able to garnish your paycheck for up to 180 days. The creditor may file additional Garnishment actions until they collect all the money owed on the judgment.

1) Attack the original judgment which would require you to request the case be reopened and require legitimate grows for challenging the legitimacy of the judgment being entered in the first place. And 2) qualify and file a bankruptcy which will immediately shut down the garnishment permanently.

There are two ways to stop garnishment in Virginia. One way is by filing for bankruptcy, which will stop all garnishments and other collection efforts. The other way is by filing for an exemption, which will exempt you from garnishment but not bankruptcy.

How Much can be Garnished from Wages? Wages: In Virginia, the garnishment amount is limited to 25% of the person's disposable income. Disposable income is defined as gross income minus deductions for federal, state and local taxes, Social Security and Medicare contributions, union dues and health insurance premiums.