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Garnishment (Tax Law)

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:55:00 GMT

How much can be garnished from your wages if you are the only one working and you are married with four children. You do not make that much to begin with.

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  • Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:57:00 GMT(1)
  • Good point. If we instead are talking creditor garnishments, then the federal limit is 25% (lower in some states). And there are many other types of wage withholding orders, some of them such as tax levies not part of the CCPA law. Perhaps the OP can be more specific on exactly what type of order is being discussed.
  • Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT(2)
  • There is a federal law called CCPA and the limits are a function of that law. Basically the limits are as follows:
    - 50% DW if one other family supported and no arrears.
    - 55% DW if one other family supported and arrears.
    - 60% DW if more then one other family supported and no arrears.
    - 65% DW if more then one other family supported and arrears.

    Gross wages less taxes is called Disposable Wages (DW), sometimes called Disposable Income.
  • Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:27:00 GMT(3)
  • There is a federal law called CCPA and the limits are a function of that law. Basically the limits are as follows:
    - 50% DW if one other family supported and no arrears.
    - 55% DW if one other family supported and arrears.
    - 60% DW if more then one other family supported and no arrears.
    - 65% DW if more then one other family supported and arrears.

    Gross wages less taxes is called Disposable Wages (DW), sometimes called Disposable Income.

    Those rates however, are for child support debt only. The OP did not specify that the debt was for child support.

    For other types of debts, the percentages are much lower.
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