Alabama Process of Garnishment

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Alabama
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Alabama Official Form - Process of Garnishment to be served on garnishee.

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Wages garnished prior to filing, particularly within 90 days, may be recovered by the trustee for the benefit of your creditors.

How will I be notified if an employee's wages need to be garnished? Employers are typically notified of a wage garnishment via a court order or IRS levy. They must comply with the garnishment request, and typically start withholding and remitting payment as soon as the order is received.

Wage garnishment happens when a court orders that your employer withhold a specific portion of your paycheck and send it directly to the creditor or person to whom you owe money, until your debt is resolved.Your earnings will be garnished until the debt is paid off or otherwise resolved.

2)What Happens When the Wage Garnishment is Paid? The wage garnishment continues until the debt is paid in full. Once the debt is paid, the creditor should notify the employer to stop deductions for the debt. It is difficult to stop a wage garnishment after it begins.

STEP 1 File and serve the court judgment. STEP 2 Send a Demand Letter. STEP 3 File a Writ of Enforcement. STEP 4 File a Garnishee Summons. STEP 5 Serve a Garnishee. A $25.00 administration fee must be paid to the garnishee along with the Garnishee Summons at the time of service.

The employer is also required to return a statutory response form within 7 days of receiving the writ of garnishment. This form is usually sent to the employer with the garnishment order. With very few exceptions, the employer is required to complete the form indicating that they will pay the garnishment.

A garnishee order is a common form of enforcing a judgment debt against a creditor to recover money. Put simply, the court directs a third party that owes money to the judgement debtor to instead pay the judgment creditor. The third party is called a 'garnishee'.

Notify your employee of the garnishment. Withhold part of their wages. Send the garnished money to the creditor. Provide your employee with information to protest the garnishment.

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Alabama Process of Garnishment