Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Missouri

Wage attatchment

Is it legal for a creditor to attatch your wages in the state of Missouri?


Asked on 1/19/07, 4:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony DeWitt Bartimus, Frickleton Robertson & Gorny, PC

Re: Wage attatchment

If a creditor gets a judgment against you (or, in the case of a student loan, seeks a garnishment under the default statute) it can attach your wages. There are limits to how much can be attached.

Absent a judgment, a creditor cannot attach your wages. That means they have to sue, win, get a judgment, and then execute it against your employer.

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Answered on 1/22/07, 10:48 am


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