Q: My ex-husband's attorney has had my wages garnished to pay his attorney's fees. It is more than I can afford.
They are now attempting to get fees for the private investigator he hired to surveil me. I cannot afford to continue to pay this garnishment. I am a single mother of 4 and a public elementary school teacher.
A: In order for there to be a garnishment there must be an order that was entered against you requiring you to pay those fees. Once there is an order for you to pay, there are post-judgment collections that the party who is owed money can exercise and garnishment of wages and bank accounts fall under that category. If you don't meet one of the garnishment exemptions, there is nothing you can do about a garnishment for money you do in fact owe.
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