Legal Question in Consumer Law in Wisconsin

My wages are being garnished for a judgement from a landlord i use to have and i never got anything regarding a court hearing or court date and i do not owe this man any 4000.00 thats the amount now my wages are being garnished i can barely live and i did not get the opportunity to fight that or appeal how is this at all legal,i cant afford for 20% of my income to be taken i should have had the chance to fight what i feel is not true,how can he just take money from me and i have no idea why,why wasnt i summoned to court to defend myself.


Asked on 9/04/09, 2:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
JAY Nixon nixon law offices

I would recommend that you speak with an experienced bankruptcy attorney as soon as possible. Once you receive a bankruptcy case number from the federal court, notification of your clerk of circuit court of a bankruptcy filing under any chapter generally stops garnishments, unless they involve taxes, child support, damages from a drunk driving accident and a few other very specific items. Past due rent should be no problem in terms of getting the garnishment stopped as soon as you get your bankruptcy case number and a debt of that nature would generally be dischargeable. My comments in this online forum are not intended as specific legal advice for you unless you subsequently retain me and revisit this issue.

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Answered on 9/09/09, 3:14 pm


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