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Garnishment

• Forms
  • Garnishments (Earnings) (WI Court System)
  • Garnishments (Non-earnings) not in Small Claims (WI Court System)
  • Garnishments (Non-earnings): Small Claims (WI Court System

• Court System Guides - Small Claims
  • Handling a Small Claims Earnings Garnishment (Recovery of Judgments Totaling $5000 or less)
  • Collecting on a Judgment for Money
  • See Also: Small Claims
    
    
• Garnishment (Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.)
  Information on garnishment, exemptions, and small claims.

• Military Pay
  • Garnishment (Military.com)
• Poverty Guidelines (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
• Student Loans
  • Collections Guide to Defaulted Student Loans (U.S. Dept. of Education, Federal Student Aid)
    
    
• 21 Questions Employers Ask About Earnings Garnishment (State Bar of Wisconsin, 1994)
• Wage Garnishment (U.S. Dept. of Labor)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 766.55 "Obligations of Spouses"
• WI Statutes: ch. 812 "Garnishment"
• WI Statutes: 815.18 "Property Exempt from Execution"
• WI Admin. Code:  DWD 278 "Wage Garnishment"
  Chapter removed effective as of 5/1/06.

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Last Updated: December 9, 2011 | Up to Top