Civil
EJ-138: Order on Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
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This form allows a court to temporarily stop a creditor from taking money from a person's wages to pay off a court judgment. A debtor uses this form to request a stay (pause) of wage garnishment when they believe the garnishment would cause serious hardship or when they have a valid legal reason to delay payment.
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Forms that go with EJ-138
EJ-130RequiredWrit of ExecutionThe Writ of Execution (EJ-130) is typically issued before the EJ-138 process begins, as it authorizes the enforcement of the judgment that prompts the debtor's asset disclosure.›EJ-125Often filed with itApplication and Order for Appearance and ExaminationThe Application and Order to Appear for Examination (EJ-125) is the order that compels the judgment debtor to appear and disclose assets, and EJ-138 is often completed in conjunction with or in lieu of that examination.›EJ-156Often filed with itCurrent Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of JudgmentsThe Claim of Exemption (EJ-156) is commonly filed by the judgment debtor alongside or after the EJ-138 to assert that certain disclosed assets are legally exempt from collection.›EJ-160Next stepClaim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment)The Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption (EJ-160) may be filed by the judgment creditor in response to any exemption claims raised in connection with the assets disclosed on the EJ-138.›SC-133AlternativeJudgment Debtor's Statement of Assets (Small Claims)In small claims cases, the Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets (SC-133) serves as the small claims-specific equivalent for disclosing assets, making it an alternative form used in that court context.›
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EJ-135Declaration of Address Verification (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›EJ-137Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›EJ-141Application and Order to Appear for Examination—Consumer Debt›EJ-143Notice of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt›EJ-144Financial Statement—Consumer Debt›EJ-146Notice of Motion and Motion to Require Examination—Consumer Debt›