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Yes, if the creditor chooses to sue the borrower and receives a judgment award the borrower's wages can be garnished.

Please be advised, once a lending contract has been defaulted the lender can take whatever action they choose, the fact that they may accept a lower payment then originally agreed on does not mean they cannot pursue a lawsuit.

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Q: Can a creditor garnish wages if you send them a small amount of money?
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Can a collection agency garnish your wages for a medical bill if they want the amount paid in full but you are only paying a small portion each month without a payment arrangement?

Absolutley, but they need to get a court order to do so, which they probably have or will. Unless both parties agree to a specific arrangent, the creditor is due the money owed as set by the terms of the original contract.


On your return date to go to court for your garnishment can you make arrangements to pay the debt instead of getting your paycheck garnish?

Yes and no. One can always make arrangements for future payments instead of getting wages garnished, however, if a person is at the point where a creditor has a judgment and is about to garnish wages, then that creditor probably will not agree to anything less than garnishment unless he gets a better offer. Garnishment offers a creditor gauranteed payments but they may be in small amounts and take a long time for the debt to be repaid. But still it is guaranteed. On the other hand if the debtor offers to pay a larger amount or offers to pay a substantial amount now and more later so that the debt is paid faster than with a garnishment, the creditor may agree to those "other arrangements" instead. If a debtor is able to pay a large amount, say 70%, of the debt immediately, the creditor will usually take it and forget garnishment. Creditors do not want to be bothered with weekly bookeeping from garnishments. They prefer to get money and go. This is why these smaller settlements are so often accepted. The creditor gets a good part of the debt and closed the file. Then it writes the amount it did not get as a loss and tatkes a tax deduction on it. Their other motivation is that interest on a judgment is usually at a rather minor rate. The creditor probably has some much better use for the money than collecting some small percent on the debt.


Can you garnish the person's wages for whom you co-signed a loan?

If you have paid the loan, you can file a civil lawsuit to try to get your money back and quite possibly garnish their wages. Depending on the amount you may be able to file in small claims court. You can visit the court to inquire about the small claims court limits in your state. You will need proof that you paid the loan.


Can an individual garnish someone else to get their money?

Ha Ha, yea right!!! You can take them to small claims court, but you still won't get your money. Kiss it goodby!!! Don't loan again....Unless you get equity in hand for the amount of the loan, even if it's a family member!!


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