If I work 32 hours a week and make $8.63 per hour, can my check be garnished?
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If I work 32 hours a week and make $8.63 per hour, can my check be garnished?
Asked on January 23, 2013 under Bankruptcy Law, Illinois
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Absolutely your check can be garnished if there is a judgment against you. You need to go in to court and ask for a temporary injunction against garnishment so that you have enough money with which to live. It may be the court may award a negligible amount to pay and ask for a re-hearing in a certain amount of time.
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