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Will bankruptcy stop wage garnishments?

  Yes.   Once your case is filed, creditors are no longer entitled to garnish your wages for debts that existed at the beginning of the case.  The only exception may be for on-going child or family support ordered by a court.  

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The discharge of a debt will forever eliminate a creditor's right to garnish your wages on account of that debt.

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