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Can a credit card company garnish my wages?

Some debt collectors, and even credit card companies, will threaten you with wage garnishment for non payment. In other words, they will garnish your wages from your pay check.

Can they actually follow through on that threat? Yes they can, but not until they sue you, win, and have a judge decide to garnish your wages as the method of repayment. If you are served with legal documents about a lawsuit, it's in your best interests to contact an attorney.

Never ignore a lawsuit; it will not help you. When you don't show up to court, the plaintiff can have a default judgment entered in their favor. This means you automatically owe whatever the creditor sued you for and the court decides how to get the money from you, e.g. wage garnishment.

If you receive notice from your employer about your wages being garnished, but were never served a lawsuit, you should see a lawyer. Chances are, the plaintiff didn't do something right and you can have the judgment overturned.

The best defense against garnished wages and is the statute of limitations. It is the time limit that an aggrieved party has in which to file a lawsuit. If the time limit has passed, ask the court to dismiss the suit.

You may avoid a lawsuit altogether by enrolling into a debt negotiation program before your bills get seriously delinquent. It is extremely important if you're in debt, that you try to resolve that debt in some form or another.

Never ignore a creditor, and never hire a non attorney service to manage the repayment of your debts, this is why people usually get sued.

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