In Illinois creditors can get up to 15% of one’s gross wages-not net wages. If those wages are $500 per week gross; net $450: they take $75. The filing of a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy can stop wage garnishments. Most lawyers practicing in Consumer Bankruptcy can file a Chapter 7 or Chapter […]
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Video WagesMoney is already tight. How are you going to pay your other bills when a creditor is grabbing a big chunk of every paycheck? Garnishment only creates more stress and new financial problems. You CAN do something. Filing for bankruptcy will prevent wage garnishment or stop those creditors from taking any more of your money.
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In Illinois, a garnishment is generally fifteen percent of your gross pay, but there are some limitations to this which apply to low wage earners. For example, if you make the minimum wage in Chicago of $12 per hour, then you might be entitled to thirty times that amount per week, or $360. If you
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WagesHOW DID MY WAGES GET GARNISHED? “I didn’t know someone sued me.” That is not uncommon. But the Clerk of the Court will show a judgment against you. A Wage Garnishment demands that your employer pays them 15% of your gross income: not net income. For example, gross income is $600 per week the deduction
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