Your best bet is to work with the hospital prior to garnishments being put in place. If they see you have good faith in trying to pay your bill they will likely allow you to work out a payment plan.
No.
A traverse is a form of dispute against a garnishment. The traverse is filed in the local court, requesting a judge to review the garnishment in question for dismissal.
A garnishment can be put against a sole proprietor to settle a debt. Despite their working situation, they are still under obligation.
No.
You have to get a judgment against the person in court first.
There can only be one garnishment against your wages at a time.
There are three ways. 1 - Pay your debt in full. 2 - Quit your job, or get fired. 3 - Seek an injunction against the garnishment. The garnishment would probably not have been issued in the first place though, without good reason.
YES, if they get a judgment against you, garnishment is next.
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wage garnishment, file a lien against you, etc.
File suit against the debtor in the appropriate state court in the county where the debtor resides. If the plaintiff wins a judgment they can execute the judgment as a wage garnishment against the debtor. New York allows a maximum of 25% garnishment of disposable income by a judgment creditor.
A tax garnishment is a way of paying off a debt to the US Federal Tax Service. An amount is taken from the debtor's wage each time they are paid and put against paying off the debt.