Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Colorado

Percentage of wages

Can the court legally take away from you thru garinshement more than you make.

They want $2000.00 a month and she only makes a little over $1700.00


Asked on 7/09/99, 2:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: Percentage of wages

I don't think so! They certainly can't GET more and they probably should not have been asking for that much. The people who sought the garnishment must have lied -- or at least guess badly -- to get that set up. Normally one cannot garnish every last dollar of anyone's wages, and at least some stream of the wages are protected because people need to eat and live on a minimal amount; however, maybe she has so much money in the bank or so much investment income that the rules can be applied in a different manner for her.

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Answered on 7/14/99, 11:23 am


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