garnishment
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These penalties include collection activity, wage garnishment, seized tax refunds, a poor credit score that will make it difficult to get loans, and even the entire balance becoming due.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
But when child support is set through a court order or a child-support agency, there are legal avenues to address missed payments, including wage garnishment.
From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026
“That garnishment actually pushed me below minimum wage. How was that legal?”
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Borrowers’ ability to leave garnishment quickly suggests that they do have money available to pay monthly; they just didn’t know how to organize lower monthly payments, such as those available through income-driven plans.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
This evening he had spent his last rupee in buying sweetmeats as garnishment for the meal.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
From what I’ve read, bankruptcy is generally intended for more severe financial situations involving lawsuits, wage garnishments or collection actions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The department has since reversed course, delaying the garnishments.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The increasing number of lawsuits that hospitals file against patients to collect debt, which can lead to legal fees or wage garnishments, are not included in the figure.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Only Reedsburg Area Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, pursued more legal actions in the spring and summer of 2020, with 139 lawsuits and 22 wage garnishments, the study showed.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2021
He was ever to the fore in retailing to his friends, plus certain garnishments of his own, any fresh evidence that chanced to come to light.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume
