How to Garnish Wages

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Contact the defendant.. Contact the clerk of court.. Get an application and affidavit for a writ of garnishment.

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Steps

1

Contact the defendant.

Step 1

Contact the defendant.

2

Contact the clerk of court.

Step 2

Contact the clerk of court.

3

Get an application and affidavit for a writ of garnishment.

Step 3

Get an application and affidavit for a writ of garnishment.

4

Prepare your interrogatories.

Step 4

Prepare your interrogatories.

5

File your interrogatories.

Step 5

File your interrogatories.

6

Wait for a response to your interrogatories.

Step 6

Wait for a response to your interrogatories.

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Complete your application and affidavit.

Step 7

Complete your application and affidavit.

8

Sign your application and affidavit.

Step 8

Sign your application and affidavit.

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File your application and affidavit with the clerk of court.

Step 9

File your application and affidavit with the clerk of court.

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Ask the clerk for a writ of garnishment.

Step 10

Ask the clerk for a writ of garnishment.

11

Have the writ of garnishment served on the defendant's employer.

Step 11

Have the writ of garnishment served on the defendant's employer.

12

Calculate how many payments will satisfy the judgment.

Step 12

Calculate how many payments will satisfy the judgment.

13

Complete a satisfaction of judgment form.

Step 13

Complete a satisfaction of judgment form.

14

Have the satisfaction of judgment served on the defendant's employer.

Step 14

Have the satisfaction of judgment served on the defendant's employer.

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