wage garnishment
Court-ordered pay deduction
Wage garnishment is a legal process by which a portion of someone's earnings is withheld by their employer to pay a debt.
Courts order garnishment for unpaid taxes, child support, student loans, or judgments from lawsuits.
The money goes directly to the creditor before the employee receives their paycheck: His wages were garnished after he defaulted on the loan.
- asset seizureLegal taking of property
- bank accountFinancial storage for funds
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
- debt collectorOne who pursues repayment
- statuteEnacted written rule
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- money mistakesoverspending, impulse buying, gambling debt, debt spiral, no savings
- money troublesdebt relief, bad debt, bankruptcy filing, paycheck to paycheck, struggling
- court orderscourt order, injunction, order, subpoena, summons
- legal enforcementarrest, arrest warrant, bench warrant, court order, levy
- paycheck deductionsincome tax, federal tax, state tax, withholding, health premium
wage garnishmentpayment plan
Arranged installment schedule
negotiated settlement · direct payment · installment agreement · charitable donation
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Higher pay rate
pay raise · bonus · salary increase · income supplement · windfall
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Cancellation of amounts owed
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