1-15-501. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Continuing garnishment” means any procedure for withholding the earnings of a judgment debtor for successive pay periods for payment of a judgment debt; (ii) “Court” means any district court or circuit court of this state; (iii) “Disposable earnings” means that part of an individual’s earnings remaining […]
1-15-502. Continuing garnishment; creation of lien. (a) In addition to garnishment proceedings otherwise available under the laws of this state, in any case in which a money judgment is obtained in a court of competent jurisdiction the judgment creditor or his assignees shall be entitled, in accordance with this article, to have the clerk of […]
1-15-503. Earnings subject to continuing garnishment. (a) Subject to the provisions of W.S. 1-15-504, any earnings owed by the garnishee to the judgment debtor at the time of service of the writ of continuing garnishment upon the garnishee and all earnings accruing from the garnishee to the judgment debtor from the date of service up […]
1-15-504. Priority between multiple garnishments. (a) Only one (1) writ of continuing garnishment against earnings due the judgment debtor shall be satisfied at one (1) time. When more than one (1) writ of continuing garnishment has been issued against earnings due the same judgment debtor, they shall be satisfied in the order of service on […]
1-15-505. Service of writ; notice to judgment debtor in continuing garnishment; payment to clerk of court. (a) The judgment creditor shall serve two (2) copies of the writ of continuing garnishment upon the garnishee, one (1) copy of which the garnishee shall deliver to the judgment debtor as provided in W.S. 1-15-506. The writ shall […]
1-15-506. Service of notice upon judgment debtor; answer and tender of payment by garnishee. (a) The garnishee shall deliver a copy of the writ of continuing garnishment required by W.S. 1-15-505, together with the calculation of exempt earnings, to the judgment debtor at the time the judgment debtor receives earnings for the first pay period […]
1-15-507. Judgment debtor to file written objection. (a) If the judgment debtor objects to the calculation of the amount of exempt earnings, the judgment debtor shall have five (5) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, from receipt of the calculation of exempt earnings within which to resolve the issue of the miscalculation by agreement […]
1-15-508. Hearing on objection. (a) Upon the filing of an objection pursuant to W.S. 1-15-507(a), the court in which the judgment was entered shall set a time for the hearing of the objection, which shall be not more than ten (10) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after filing. The clerk of the court […]
1-15-509. No discharge from employment for any garnishment; general prohibition. (a) No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to any continuing garnishment directed to the employer for the purpose of paying any judgment. (b) If an […]
1-15-510. Forms. Affidavits, notices, writs and other forms for use in continuing garnishment shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the supreme court of Wyoming.
1-15-511. Limitation on continuing garnishment. (a) The maximum portion of the aggregate disposable earnings of a judgment debtor which are subject to continuing garnishment under this article is the lesser of: (i) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the judgment debtor’s disposable earnings for that week; or (ii) The amount by which the judgment debtor’s aggregate disposable […]
