Civil
WG-011: Order Determining Claim of Exemption
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This form is used to decide whether money or property that a debtor claims is protected from collection can be kept safe from creditors. A court uses this form after a debtor has filed a claim of exemption to determine which of their assets are legally protected from wage garnishment or debt collection.
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Forms that go with WG-011
WG-001RequiredApplication for Earnings Withholding OrderThe Earnings Withholding Order (WG-001) is the primary garnishment order that must be issued and served before the WG-011 notice is sent to the judgment debtor.›WG-002Often filed with itWage Garnishment Earnings Withholding OrderThe Employer's Return (WG-002) is completed by the employer to report the debtor's employment and earnings status in response to the Earnings Withholding Order.›WG-006Often filed with itClaim of ExemptionThe Financial Statement (WG-006) is commonly filed by the judgment debtor alongside a claim of exemption to demonstrate financial hardship and support a request to reduce or stop the garnishment.›WG-010Next stepNotice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)The Claim of Exemption (WG-010) is the form a judgment debtor files in direct response to receiving the WG-011 notice to contest the wage garnishment and claim protected earnings.›WG-005AlternativeEmployer's ReturnThe Earnings Withholding Order for Elder or Dependent Adult Financial Abuse (WG-005) may be used as an alternative garnishment order depending on the nature of the underlying judgment.›
More Civil forms
WG-007Financial Statement›WG-008Notice of Filing of Claim of Exemption›WG-009Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption›WG-012Notice of Termination or Modification of Earnings Withholding Order›WG-015Declaration of Address Verification (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›WG-017Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›