How do I stop a garnishment if I have paid the amount of alimony due in full?
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How do I stop a garnishment if I have paid the amount of alimony due in full?
I am trying to get this stopped. The court system says he is the one who started it so he has to stop it. He told me my ex had to stop it. The department where the garnishment is coming from says the lawyer who started the garnishment has to stop it. What can I do?
Asked on November 14, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Maryland
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Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If you have a wage garnishment stemming from an alimony order which you believe is now paid in full and want the garnishment to end, the following are suggestions to end it:
1. send a stipulation and order to the other side for signature and return to you so that you can file it with the court and have the garnishment end. Once filed, the order needs to be served upon your employer as well.
2. if the other side refuses to sign the stipulation and order ending the garnishment, you will need to file a motion with the court seeking its end. If you had a family law attorney in the past, I suggest that he or she be consulted for this suggested proceeding.
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