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In Texas can wages be garnished to satisfy a court ordered judgement?   I know they can be garnished for child support, taxes and student loans. But I am concerned about a court ordered judgement to pay a debt. Please help.

 

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every single google advanced search for "garnishment of wages, Texas, court ordered judgement" I have not been satisfied with the answers. Please help.

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May 11 8:46 PM (8 minutes and 46 seconds later)
         
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Your current wages cannot be garnished, but your bank accounts can be garnished to satisfy the debt. A collector will have to go to court and seek a writ of garnishment before garnishing your accounts.

Below are the code sections for Texas.

CHAPTER 63. GARNISHMENT
SECTION 63.008. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AS GARNISHEE

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Reply to Lawyer, Broker 's Post: Thanks for your answer but I had already read all that information on the internet many times. I guess I should rephrase my question to say that during an "arbitration" there was an "agreement to repay a debt, including taking the debt out of future wages (garnishment)" and now I want to know if the person owed the money can have the judge make the "agreement to repay the debt or "the contract" into a "judgement" and then use that "judgement" to garnish the wages. See the problem is that the person agreed to garnishment in the arbitration agreement. Sorry I didn't make it more clear. Please help.. Thanks so much. Lynn
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May 12 10:31 AM (2 hours and 4 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
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Thank you for your clarification.


Yes, that is possible. Two ways it could be done.

1) There are terms in the arbitration agreement which provide that the agreement will also be construed as a court judgment. or

2) The person owed the money files a motion to show cause requesting a court judgment to allow for a writ of garnishment to be issued.

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