Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Louisiana

I work for a finance company in Louisiana and want to know if it is legal to garnish a spouses wages for a debt they did not sign for. One loan has the spouse listed as income and the other one does not.


Asked on 2/21/11, 8:38 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

You can only garnish someones wages by obtaining a Judgment against them for a certain amount and then by requesting the court to order an income assignment/garnishment. When a suit is filed against the parties, if they did not sign for the loan then they have that as a defense. If it is a community debt, then the non-signing spouse's income could become involved.

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Answered on 2/21/11, 3:54 pm


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