Wage garnishment
Wage garnishment: your whole paycheck back once the case is filed
When a creditor wins a judgment, it can take part of every paycheck. Filing a bankruptcy case stops the deductions, and we send your employer the notice that tells payroll to stop.
What we do
Read the garnishment order with you
File the case that stops it
Tell your employer's payroll office the same day
Ask for money taken in the last 90 days back, where we can
What it costs
Stopping a garnishment is part of the Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 fee; there's no extra charge for it.
Who this is for
Anyone with a judgment taking money from their wages: nurses, drivers, teachers, people on shift work. Your employer can't fire you because of one garnishment.
Garnishment, answered
How fast does it stop?
Deductions stop once the case is filed and payroll has the notice. Depending on the pay cycle, one more check may be short.
Can I get back what was already taken?
Sometimes, for money taken in the 90 days before filing. We check your pay stubs and tell you.
Is bankruptcy the only way to stop it?
No. Paying the judgment or a settlement with the creditor can end it too. We'll tell you which costs less.
Keep your next paycheck whole
Thirty minutes on video, free, with a written fee quote at the end.