By law, you are entitled to an exemption of not less than 80% of your disposable earnings. Your "disposable earnings" are those remaining after social security and federal and state income taxes are withheld.

812.01 Commencement of garnishment. (1) Any creditor may proceed against any person who is indebted to or has any property in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to such creditor's debtor or which is subject to satisfaction of an obligation described under s.

Wisconsin law puts limits on how much of a person's wages a creditor may garnish. In general, a creditor may not take more than 20 percent of a person's net income, and only one creditor may garnish a person's wages at a time.

The garnishment amount is limited to 25% of your disposable earnings for that week (what's left after mandatory deductions) or the amount by which your disposable earnings for that week exceed 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage, whichever is less. (15 U.S.C. § 1673.)

For an earnings garnishment to begin, you must also serve the debtor with the following documents: 1) One (1) copy of the Earnings Garnishment given to you by the Clerk of Court; 2) One (1) copy of the Earnings Garnishment – Exemption Notice, (CV-423) form; 3) A blank copy of the Earnings Garnishment – Debtor's Answer, ...

A judgment can remain on your credit report for seven years or until the statute of limitations expires, whichever is longer. In Wisconsin, the statute of limitations on a judgment can be up to 20 years.

By law, you are entitled to an exemption of not less than 80% of your disposable earnings. Your "disposable earnings" are those remaining after social security and federal and state income taxes are withheld.