What is salary garnishment or wage garnishment?
Wage garnishment or salary garnishment is the act of a creditor obtaining a court order to have the debtor.s employer turn over a portion of the debtor.s wages to said creditor. Except for two specific cases, this can only happen once a judge rules in favor of the creditor and determines what percentage of your wages should be handed over to the creditor by your employer. The two cases in which a court order is not required for a creditor to garnish wages is: 1) when an individual turns in an assignment of wages to a credit union 2) when an individual owes unpaid taxes to the CRA. Salary garnishment occurs if an individual has extensive debt and is thought to be unwilling or unable to pay the creditor. If you feel that your wages have been unfairly garnished, then call Barrett Tax Law today for a free consultation with a tax lawyer to find out your options at 1-877-8-TAX-TAX.
