FEDERAL LAW · PRIMARY SOURCE
Stopping Wage Garnishment — Bankruptcy Stay
Bankruptcy Code · 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)
Filing bankruptcy immediately stops most wage garnishments via the automatic stay. Your employer must stop withholding when notified. Exception: child support and alimony garnishments continue through bankruptcy.
Primary Statute
Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. § 362(a)
Filing bankruptcy triggers an automatic stay that immediately halts most wage garnishments. The employer must stop withholding upon notification of the filing. Exceptions: domestic support obligations (child support, alimony) are NOT stayed by bankruptcy.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/11/362