How many garnishments are allowed on1 paycheck?
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How many garnishments are allowed on1 paycheck?
Asked on February 7, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Utah
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is no limit on the number of garnishments; there is a limit on the amount which can be garnished.
In most states and under federal law, up to 25% of a person's wages or salary can be garnished. (Technically, I believe that's 25% of the salary after mandatory deductions, like FICA, so it's really more like 25% of 95%, give or take, or the salary). That means that so long as no more than 25% is garnished, it can be taken in one garnishment, in two, in five, etc.--all that matters is the total garnished, not the number of individual garnishments.
Note the following, too:
Tax debts, child support, and alimony allow more garnishment--up to 50%, or even 60%, of salary can be taken out for these items.
There is no garnishment if your weekly wage is less than 30 times minimum wage, and not much garnishment allowed if you only earn slight more than that. (You can be garnished either 25% of your salary/wages or the amount by which your weekly wages exceed 30 times minimum wage, whichever is smaller.)
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