What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Louisiana
The way I understand what I have read on the matter, it seems that there is a certain amount of wages that are exempt from a judgment creditor's garnishment - I believe that Louisiana, it is 75% of disposable income, or 30 times federal minimum wage, whichever is more. Does that mean that if a judgment debtor is paid minimum wage, and they work, say, 25 hours in a certain week, that those particular weekly wages are wholly exempt from garnishment?
It would seem to me that if the foregoing were true that the judgment creditor could initiate a garnishment anyway, set up to only pull wages in weeks in which the judgment debtor exceeded working 30 hours at minimum wage (or in weeks in which the judgment debtor made more than 30 times minimum wage). If in fact the judgment debtor's wages were garnished in weeks in which they made less than 30 X federal minimum wage, is this contrary to law, and if so, does the judgment debtor have any recourse?
Thanks much.
The way I understand what I have read on the matter, it seems that there is a certain amount of wages that are exempt from a judgment creditor's garnishment - I believe that Louisiana, it is 75% of disposable income, or 30 times federal minimum wage, whichever is more. Does that mean that if a judgment debtor is paid minimum wage, and they work, say, 25 hours in a certain week, that those particular weekly wages are wholly exempt from garnishment?
It would seem to me that if the foregoing were true that the judgment creditor could initiate a garnishment anyway, set up to only pull wages in weeks in which the judgment debtor exceeded working 30 hours at minimum wage (or in weeks in which the judgment debtor made more than 30 times minimum wage). If in fact the judgment debtor's wages were garnished in weeks in which they made less than 30 X federal minimum wage, is this contrary to law, and if so, does the judgment debtor have any recourse?
Thanks much.