812.32 Earnings garnishment generally. Earnings garnishment is an action to collect an unsatisfied civil judgment for money damages plus statutory interest and costs, from earnings payable by the garnishee to the debtor.
History: 1993 a. 80.
NOTE: 1993 Wis. Act 80 contains judicial council notes.
How Do Creditors, Debtors and Overburdened Small Claims Courts Get Relief? 1993 Wisconsin Act 80. Fullin. Wis. Law. March 1994.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
812.01 - Commencement of garnishment.
812.02 - Garnishment before and after judgment.
812.04 - Garnishment actions; how commenced; summons.
812.05 - Garnishee complaint before and after judgment; several garnishees.
812.06 - Garnishee fees, costs.
812.07 - Service on garnishee and defendant.
812.13 - Payments by garnishee; releases.
812.14 - Answer conclusive if no reply by plaintiff; procedure following reply.
812.15 - Defendant or garnishee may defend both actions.
812.16 - Principal action tried first; judgment.
812.18 - Liability of garnishee.
812.19 - Nonliability as garnishee; judgment when rendered.
812.20 - Action by defendant against garnishee stayed.
812.21 - Release of garnishment; bond.
812.32 - Earnings garnishment generally.
812.35 - Commencement of action.
812.40 - Stipulated extension.
812.405 - Garnishment of earnings to satisfy an order for restitution.
812.42 - Garnishment of earnings of public officers and employees.
812.43 - Retaliation by garnishee for earnings garnishment forbidden.