The Limited Power to Force a Creditor to Surrender Your Garnished Wages
Once garnished, that portion of your wages or salary is forever gone. With one exception.
Once garnished, that portion of your wages or salary is forever gone. With one exception.
Bankruptcy quashes a garnishment, but only if it’s filed in time.
Bankruptcy protects your paycheck because it’s more powerful than a creditor’s garnishment court order.
Getting sued by a creditor is a wake-up call to consider filing bankruptcy. If it’s the right thing to do, there are advantages to filing before your deadline to respond to the lawsuit.