Civil
WG-018: Order on Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
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This form is used to request that a court temporarily stop or pause a wage garnishment that has been ordered to collect money from someone's paycheck to satisfy a court judgment. An employee or debtor uses this form when they want to ask the court to halt the garnishment, typically because they believe they cannot afford the deductions or have other financial hardships.
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Forms that go with WG-018
WG-003RequiredEmployee InstructionsThe Employer's Return (Wage Garnishment) must be completed by the employer to report the debtor's earnings and is a foundational document in the wage garnishment process that directly precedes the exemption claim.›WG-009RequiredNotice of Opposition to Claim of ExemptionThe Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) is filed by the creditor to contest the debtor's exemption claim, and the court issues WG-018 after reviewing any such opposition.›WG-006AttachmentClaim of ExemptionThe Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) is the form the debtor files to assert that their wages are exempt from garnishment, and WG-018 is the court's resulting order on that claim.›WG-008Often filed with itNotice of Filing of Claim of ExemptionThe Financial Statement (Wage Garnishment) is submitted alongside the Claim of Exemption to provide the court with the debtor's income and expense details needed to evaluate the exemption request.›WG-002Often filed with itWage Garnishment Earnings Withholding OrderThe Earnings Withholding Order is the original garnishment order that initiated the wage withholding process, making it a key reference document when the court rules on an exemption claim via WG-018.›
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WG-015Declaration of Address Verification (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›WG-017Application 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)›WG-023Notice Of Hearing—Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes (State Tax Liability)›