Civil
WG-017: Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
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This form lets someone ask a court to temporarily stop a wage garnishment—money being taken from their paycheck—to enforce a judgment against them. A person who owes a debt uses this form to request a stay (pause) on the garnishment, usually because they believe they have a valid reason the court should consider before allowing the creditor to keep taking their wages.
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Forms that go with WG-017
WG-002RequiredWage Garnishment Earnings Withholding OrderThe Earnings Withholding Order is the underlying garnishment order being contested, making it a foundational document in the wage garnishment proceeding.›WG-006RequiredClaim of ExemptionThe Employee Instructions (Wage Garnishment) form provides the debtor with the formal notice of garnishment and exemption rights, which triggers the exemption claim process that WG-017 opposes.›WG-007AttachmentFinancial StatementThe Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) is the exemption claim filed by the debtor that the creditor is directly opposing with WG-017.›WG-008Often filed with itNotice of Filing of Claim of ExemptionThe Financial Statement (Wage Garnishment) is submitted by the debtor alongside their exemption claim and is reviewed by the creditor when preparing the opposition on WG-017.›WG-009Next stepNotice of Opposition to Claim of ExemptionThe Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) is issued after WG-017 is filed, scheduling the court hearing to resolve the contested exemption claim.›
More Civil forms
WG-012Notice of Termination or Modification of Earnings Withholding Order›WG-015Declaration of Address Verification (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›WG-018Order on Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›WG-020Application for Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes (State Tax Liability)›WG-021Confidential Supplement to Application for Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes (State Tax Liability)›WG-022Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes (Wage Garnishment-State Tax Liability)›