What Are Garnished Wages?

Posted in Garnished Wages by Anna on: January 10, 2010 - Save & Share - Leave a Comment

Garnished wages is a term that describes involuntary deductions from a person’s paycheck to satisfy debt obligations to a third party. In most states before a person’s wages are garnished a creditor must file a lawsuit and prevail. The IRS does not need to file a lawsuit in order to garnish a taxpayers wages.