Garnishment

Have you checked with your payroll department for a contact?

Were you aware you had been sued? Did you receive a summons?

How can anyone garnish your wages without your knowledge? The court order should have come to you.

Carmen, Your payroll dept would never do a garnishment without the proper paper work. You need to start there first and ask for a copy of the garnishment. In order for all of this to happen the debtor has to sue you in court, a summons has to be served. Typically, a summons and related documents must be served upon the defendant personally, or in some cases upon another person of suitable age and discretion at the person's residence or place of business or employment. In some cases, service of process may be effected through the mail as in some small claims court procedures. In exceptional cases, other forms of service may be authorized by procedural rules or court order, including service by publication when an individual cannot be located in a particular jurisdiction.