Mississippi Writ of Garnishment

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Mississippi
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MS-60711
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Writ of Garnishment: A Writ of Garnishment is issued by the court upon a showing by the Plaintiff that the Defendant has not satisfied the judgment rendered against him/her. Consequently, the court isues a Writ of Garnishment, which will take a percentage of the Defendant's wages until he/she has satisfied the judgment owed the Plaintiff. This form is available for download in both Word and Rich Text formats.
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In order to ensure that you have sufficient wages for living expenses and necessities, Mississippi law limits the amount that may be garnished to the lesser of: 25 percent of your disposable earnings or 30 times the federal minimum wage.

The creditor must serve the Writ of Garnishment on the garnishee via certified mail, restricted delivery, private process, or sheriff/constable. For more information on service of process see Frequently Asked Questions about Service.

If you are served with a garnishment summons, do not ignore these documents because they do not directly involve a debt that you owe. Instead, you should immediately freeze any payments to the debtor, retain the necessary property, and provide the required written disclosure.

What you can do about wage garnishment.You have to be legally notified of the garnishment. You can file a dispute if the notice has inaccurate information or you believe you don't owe the debt. Some forms of income, such as Social Security and veterans benefits, are exempt from garnishment as income.

It means that the court order to your employer to garnish your wages is dismissed. However, if you still owe money to the creditor, the creditor still can pursue you through other channels including if you start a new job elsewhere.

It releases your garnishment! When a creditor sues you, they eventually get a judgment in court. With this judgment, they can send a letter to your employer so that they can garnish your wages.A release of garnishment would stop any future garnishments.

In most states, employers answer a writ of garnishment by filling out the paperwork attached to the judgment and returning it to the creditor or the creditor's attorney.

The Order dissolves the existing writ of garnishment. It means that whatever was being garnished, wages or bank accounts, are no longer subject to the writ of garnishment.

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Mississippi Writ of Garnishment