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Garnishment - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Adornment, Angary, Annexation, Arrangement, Attachment, Certiorari, Citation, Collectivization, Color, Confiscation, Decoration, Distraint, Distress, Embroidery, Execution, Expropriation |
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Garnishments are the payments that are garnished from an employee's check as a result of a court order. These payments can range in nearly any amount although they are usually limited by the amount of disposable income that the employee makes. Garnishments can be taken for any type of debt but common examples of debt that result in garnishments include:
Garnishments are taken as part of the payroll process. When processing payroll, sometimes there is not enough money in the employee's net pay to satisfy all of the garnishments. In such a case, the correct order to take a garnishment must be satisfied. For example, in a case with federal tax, local tax, and credit card garnishments, the first garnishment taken would the federal tax garnishments, then the local tax garnishments, and finally, and garnishments for the credit card.
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