Can a company garnish wages even through they accept your payment?
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Can a company garnish wages even through they accept your payment?
It is with my student loans. We are paying them but it is not enough to satisfied them. I only work a few days a week and my husband’s check goes to paying all the other bills, plus groceries for a 3 kids.
Asked on July 11, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Wyoming
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Is there a judgment for a specific sum of money against you? If so, and you do not have a written agreement with the creditor about accepting monthly payments from you in exchange for no wage garnishment, then the judgment creditor can still garnish your wages even though your payments in addition to what is garnished are accepted.
Have you considered contacting the judgment creditor about your obligations to try and work out a voluntary payment plan so you do not have to worry about future wage garnishments? The plan would be in a monthly amount that you can afford.
Most creditors, if the full amount cannot be paid at once, would consider consistent monthly payments by the person that owes the money on a voluntary basis.
Good luck.
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