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If you qualify for a complete exemption or a limitation in the amount subject to garnishment, you must give or mail a copy of the completed enclosed debtor's answer form to the garnishee/employer. If your circumstances change while the garnishment is in effect, you may file a new answer form at any time.

If your judgment has not been completely paid at the end of the 13 weeks and you wish to continue garnishing the debtor's wages, you may file and pay for a new garnishment action. Another option is for you and the debtor to agree in writing to extend the garnishment for another 13-week period.

Most judgment creditors try to collect on their judgment with wage garnishment. They must get a court order for this, which is then served on your employer who's called the garnishee. You'll also get a copy. Your employer will withhold wages from your paycheck to pay the judgment creditor.

By law, you are entitled to an exemption of not less than 80% of your disposable earnings. Your "disposable earnings" are those remaining after social security and federal and state income taxes are withheld.

You may not have more than one garnishment running on a debtor per employer/garnishee. The garnishee may also only honor one garnishment at a time per debtor, although there may be other levies (deductions for support or unpaid state or federal taxes).

In Wisconsin, the total amount a creditor can garnish can't be more than the amount of the judgment, which may include the original past-due debt plus any fees, costs, or interest. On a weekly basis, the judgment creditor can take the lesser of the following: 20% of your weekly disposable earnings, or.