Garnishment

Garnishment is the process of taking money from an employee's paycheck to pay off a debt that the employee owes. The garnishment is usually the result of a court order or a tax collection. The employer is required to cooperate with a wage garnishment order. In garnishment, the employee has the money owed deducted from his or her paycheck until the debt is paid off or until the employee makes other arrangements to pay off the debt.