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the garnishment
noun
A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
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"They were taking 25percentt of my pay before taxes," she said of the garnishment.
Then the garnishment began, almost $500 a month, or a quarter of her pay.
The way to fix the problem is to rework the garnishment rule so that it treats child support debts the same way it treats other debts.
Some companies feared that state laws guarding the garnishment of wages would prevent them from putting employees into a plan automatically.
Mr. Mason, who is now a Baptist minister, has been paying off his judgment periodically through the garnishment of his wages, Mr. Bolnick said.
Now, all relevant complaint information is in one place, she said — including information about how borrowers can challenge the garnishment of wages.
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After the garnishments ended, his troubles had only started.
McLain managed to get the wage garnishment lifted, but his troubles were just beginning.
Receive the Writ of Garnishment or attachment of earning order and summons issued by the county court clerk.
The remedies of garnishment and attachment are traceable to Roman law and were a recognized practice of medieval merchants.
It is a favourite with eggs and is used in the preparation or garnishment of a wide variety of dishes.
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