A judgment was entered against me in a case in the district court of md. There is a motion to alter judgment pending with the court. Before the motion comes up for the court, the plaintiff filed a writ for garnishment of wages, and the court approved it. As per my understanding the writ should not have been approved till the motion was heard.
My employer has received the writ from the court, and will start garnishment from the next pay cycle.
The plaintiff says that she will accept the judgment amount and inform the court of the receipt only if I give a certain affidavit. I do not wish to give her that in writing. What are my legal options in terms of getting the wage garnishment stopped? I am willing to pay the entire judgment amount to the court, or plaintiff. I need to do this immediately. Please advice as to what options I have. My employer says they can only stop the garnishment if they receive something from the court, is there something else they can accept?
What impact will this have on my credit rating?
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As far as I know, you should pay the entire outstanding amount with the clerk at the court within 10 days of the judgment for garnishment of your wages and present the receipt you receive from the clerk to your employer before your pay date. I think by doing so you can prevent garnishment of your wages. However, you should consult your lawyer before doing so.
Can you contact the court system itself on this? Maybe you could go down to the courthouse and ask them what to do. Explain that this person filed for the writ of garnishment before waiting on the court hearing as they were suppose to. Also tell them that for some reason the court approved it although this hearing is coming up.
Mary gives you some really good avice and you can use that option also if you have the money to pay. I don't know what kind of afidavit they are wanting you to sign but you need to be sure your not signing anything that can hurt you. If you are really unsure you can always go down to the court house surely someone there can assist you. Good luck and check back..someone here a t the forum may have went through this or knows all the laws to it and can help you.