If my wages were garnished recently, what can I do to get the amountreduced?
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If my wages were garnished recently, what can I do to get the amountreduced?
Asked on August 24, 2010 under Bankruptcy Law, Ohio
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M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
If your wages were garnished then that means that there was a judgement rendered against you. Is the garnishment once a month or twice a month? The amount that they can garnish is set by statute so you are going to have to decide if yu want to go to Court or negotiate the matter. You can file to vacate the judgement and the garnishment but that is a very difficult and time consuming (and costly) thing to pursue. Here is what you can do. Enter in to an agreement with the judgment creditor to remove the garnishment and pay off the debt monthly. You may have to pay a lump sum up front. They usually get that out of you. Then try and negotiate an amount that you can live with monthly (but again, sometimes they have a set amount). After you sign the agreement you can apply for a hardship reduction. It is a bunch of paperwork that they can send you or direct you to provide. At this point in time they have the upper hand. Good luck.
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