Form 7 - Initial Notice To Judgment Debtor Of Garnishment (Earnings) (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Case No. (7)

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be used to satisfy some or all of your debt to the judgment creditor. The order was issued to enforce the

judgment creditor’s judgment or support order against you that was obtained as follows:

Court name: (8) _____________________________________________________________________

Court location: (9)____________________________________________________________________

Case number: (10) _______________________________ Date: (11)____________________________

The judgment creditor named above says you have not paid what you owe on the judgment or support

order. At the judgment creditor’s request, this Court issued a Writ of Garnishment (attached) to the

garnishee named above. The writ says you earned or will earn money working for this garnishee.

The Writ directs the garnishee to start taking out part of the money the garnishee owes you. If ordered

by the Court, the garnishee will pay that money to the judgment creditor. This will happen with every

paycheck until the judgment is paid or until the Court orders garnishee to stop. Garnishee will withhold

only part of each paycheck, if any, depending on how much you earn. In some cases of very low

income, no amount can be garnished except for an order for support of a person. Different exemption

rights may apply to the collection of taxes. On each payday, you will get a statement that shows how

much can be taken out, which is set by state and federal law. An attorney can assist you in determining

what part of your pay is exempt. A comprehensive listing of exemptions is available from the website

for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona,

arizona_exemptions.pdf

If you do not agree, you can ask for a hearing for the reasons listed on the Request for Hearing on

Garnishment (Earnings) form which accompanies this Judgment Creditor’s Notice to Judgment Debtor

of Garnishment. To request a hearing, deliver the request for hearing form enclosed, or a substantially

similar form to the Clerk of the Court. At the same time, you must mail or deliver a copy of the request

for hearing to the judgment creditor and the garnishee at the addresses provided at the top of this

document. If appropriate, you may request a hearing before the garnishee files the Garnishee’s Answer.

If you request a hearing, it should be held no later than 10 business days after your request is received by

the Court. The Court will notify you and the other parties of the time and date of the hearing. You may

attend the hearing with or without an attorney.

WARNING: If you want a hearing, the Court must receive your completed Request for Hearing on

Garnishment (Earnings) form within ten (10) business days after you receive the Garnishee’s Answer. If

you do not file the hearing request on time, you will not get a hearing unless the Court determines that

there is a very good reason why you are late.

FORM 7 INITIAL NOTICE TO JUD DEBT - EARNINGS

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