Garnishments: Understanding Orders to Withhold Wages

During tax season, some people may be excited by the prospect of receiving refund checks from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or their state’s respective Department of Revenue. For some, those expected payouts may never materialize if there are orders allowing that money to be surrendered to repay things like back taxes or owed child support or to satisfy other debts. When individuals owe money, there are means by which a creditor can also seek to garnish wages until the debt is satisfied. In such cases...