How much can my wages be garnished?
I received a notification in the mail that my wages are being garnished by a credit card company, for an outstanding debt. I cannot afford for this to happen because I am a single mother of my daughter. How much or what percentage can be garnished? I live in Maryland. I read on a website that they can take all but 0 of my check a month. Is this true? I am currently unemployed but I have had numerous job interviews. I assume that once I become employed my wages would be garnished immediately. I am thinking of filing bankruptcy because I have other credit card companies that will be coming after me for money that I do not have. I heard bankruptcy can be filed online to save money for a lawyer. I do not have money to pay a lawyer. PLEASE HELP!
Yes, I did have a court date but I did not go because I knew I owed the money and I did not have the money for a lawyer.
I’m afraid if I don’t file bankruptcy I will have no money left to raise my daughter. I owe about 00 to different credit card companies. Can they all garnish me at one time? If so, I may not have enough money to get my daughter what she needs.
thank you so much for your responses. It is a huge weight lifted off of my shoulder. So you think I should not file for bankruptcy? How long do you believe it would take me to pay off the 00 debt? Once it is paid off, will my credit go back up, with time? I have a car loan but it is on time.