Civil
EJ-175: Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
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This form notifies a person that a court hearing has been scheduled to decide whether their wages can be protected from garnishment because of a claim of exemption. A judgment debtor or their attorney uses this form to inform the court and the creditor that they are challenging the wage garnishment and requesting a hearing to prove the wages should be exempt from collection.
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Forms that go with EJ-175
EJ-001RequiredAbstract of Judgment—Civil and Small ClaimsThe Abstract of Judgment is required to establish and document the underlying money judgment that authorizes the creditor to seek an earnings withholding order.›EJ-130RequiredWrit of ExecutionThe Writ of Execution is commonly required before or alongside the EJ-175 application, as it authorizes the levying officer to enforce the judgment through wage garnishment.›EJ-170RequiredNotice of Opposition to Claim of ExemptionThe Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) is filed by the judgment creditor to contest the debtor's claim, which is what necessitates scheduling the hearing noticed on EJ-175.›WG-005Often filed with itEmployer's ReturnThe Claim of Exemption form is commonly filed by the debtor/employee in response to an earnings withholding order to assert that some or all wages are exempt from garnishment.›WG-001Next stepApplication for Earnings Withholding OrderThe Earnings Withholding Order itself is the court order issued as a direct result of the EJ-175 application, making it the next document in the wage garnishment process.›WG-002Next stepWage Garnishment Earnings Withholding OrderThe Employer's Return form must be completed by the employer upon receiving the Earnings Withholding Order, and is part of the same garnishment packet initiated by EJ-175.›EJ-180Next stepNotice of Hearing on Right to Homestead ExemptionThe Order Determining Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) is the court's ruling issued after the hearing noticed by EJ-175, making it the next sequential form in the exemption claim process.›