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Mercado & Hartung, PLLC | Christopher J. Mercado
It will stop automatically, creditor should receive notice. If you want, you can let them know and provide the case number.
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 1/13/2012
Paul Stuber, Attorney at Law | Paul Stuber
You should contact whomever handles your payroll. They should stop the garnishment with the notice and case number.
Answer Applies to: Colorado
Replied: 1/7/2012
Selleck Legal, PLLC | Stacey Selleck
You will need to provide the creditor that is garnishing you with a notice of filing so that they can send a release of garnishment to the court.
Answer Applies to: Michigan
Replied: 1/6/2012
Guardian Law Group PLLC | C. David Hester
Send them a notice of the automotive stay and they should immediately stop garnishing.
Answer Applies to: Utah
Replied: 1/6/2012
J.M. Cook, P.A. | J.M. Cook
Your bankruptcy atty should handle this for you. The US Marshall will not be interested in your wage garnishment issues.
Answer Applies to: North Carolina
Replied: 1/6/2012
Bankruptcy Law office of Bill Rubendall | William M. Rubendall
When you file bankruptcy there is an automatic stay. However, if you have a wage garnishment immediately contact the marshall, your employer and the creditor's attorney.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/5/2012
Bird & VanDyke, Inc. | David VanDyke
You should contact the creditor and the entity attempting to garnish your wages and provide them with a filed copy of the first page of your petition. Your employer will probably need to hear from the Sheriff or Marshall before they will release the garnishment.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/5/2012
Law Offices of James Wingfield | James Wingfield
You should start by contacting your employer and letting them know that there has been a bankruptcy filed and that wage garnishments are stayed. You should also file a suggestion of bankruptcy with the court that granted the garnishment and copy the plaintiff (via counsel) as soon as the case is filed.
Answer Applies to: Massachusetts
Replied: 1/5/2012
Indianapolis Bankruptcy Law Office of Eric C. Lewis | Eric Lewis
Contact the payroll department and whoever sued you to get a garnishment.
Answer Applies to: Indiana
Replied: 1/5/2012
Walden & Pfannenstiel, LLC : Kansas City Bankrutpcy Attorneys | Malissa L. Walden
As soon as you file your creditors will be given notice and the Automatic Stay will go in to place. The Automatic Stay prevents creditors from taking any type of collection effort, including garnishment. You may be able to speed up the process a little by faxing a copy of your 341 notice to the creditor and your employer for a wage garnishment or the financial institution scheduled to release funds.
Answer Applies to: Kansas
Replied: 1/4/2012
The Stockman Law Office | Mary Stockman Esq.
On the filing date, as an attorney, would notify the Court and the creditor and your p/r debt to stop the garnishment.
Answer Applies to: Florida
Replied: 1/4/2012
The Law Offices of Deborah Ann Stencel | Deborah A. Stencel
Just take the proof of filing to your payroll administrator and she will stop the garnishment. If you have a lawyer, ask your lawyer to fax the notice to payroll. If you filed without a lawyer, ask the clerk to give you proof of filing. You can also fax a copy to the law firm suing you so they know to return any future payments that slip through the cracks.
Answer Applies to: Wisconsin
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Office of Lynnmarie A. Johnson | Lynnmarie Johnson
when you file the court will send notice to the creditor, but to stop asap have your attorney fax a copy of your notice to both your employer and the creditor. It might still take a week or so, but you will get your money back.
Answer Applies to: Michigan
Replied: 1/4/2012
Lakelaw - Loop Bankruptcy | David Leibowitz
The creditors will get electronic notice of bankruptcy and should stop immediately. Otherwise, send them a copy of your bankruptcy notice by email or fax.
Answer Applies to: Illinois
Replied: 1/4/2012
Ashman Law Office | Glen Edward Ashman
First of all, don't file pro se. The US Marshal has NOTHING to do with bankruptcy or your garnishment. To properly stop a garnishment, get a lawyer, who will do the appropriate notices. Bear in mind that is NOT all you must do. You also need to avoid the underlying lien. Unless you went to law school, it is doubtful you know how.
Answer Applies to: Georgia
Replied: 1/4/2012
Janet A. Lawson Bankruptcy Attorney | Janet Lawson
You need to contact the Sheriff's Office in the top right hand corner of the page your received from your employer advising you of the garnishment. Some offices are better than others at getting them stopped right away. LA county can take awhile.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Offices of Joseph A. Mannis | Todd Mannis
Contact the levying officer listed on the earnings withholding order.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Albert Law Group | Alvin S. Albert
Immediately fax/email a copy of your official bankruptcy notice to the appropriate office. They will receive an official notice, but this is the quickest way to notify someone of your filing.
Answer Applies to: Georgia
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law offices of John P. Brooke | John Brooke
On the day you file for bankruptcy you should notify the law firm that is doing the wage garnishment and inform them. They will have to stop the wage garnishment immediately.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 1/4/2012
The Schreiber Law Firm | Jeffrey D. Schreiber
The US Marshall has no jurisdiction over a wage garnishment just because you have filed bankruptcy and they don't stop garnishments in all events. You need to name the creditor (and the attorney as someone to received notice of the bankruptcy) and notify them by phone the day you file and give them the case number, date filed and where filed. They are the ones who would contact the proper party to tell them to stop the garnishment process.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Judith A. Runyon, Esq. Attorney at Law | Judith A. Runyon
You have to provide proof of the filing to the Sheriff's department
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Office of Christine A. Wilton | Christine Wilton
Provide a copy of your Notice of Bankruptcy filing to your payroll department and the Marshall or Sherriff that served your employer.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Diefer Law Group, P.C. | Abel Fernandez
You should contact the sheriff doing the levy, your payroll department, and the creditor.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
