Federal law allows **up to 25 percent** of an employee's disposable wages to be garnished by a creditor that has received a judgment against the employee. An employer is sometimes permitted to charge its own fee to the employee or the creditor for ...

In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the trustee, the person appointed by the court to represent creditors and administer the bankruptcy estate, sells off all eligible assets to pay your debts. Chapter 7 is used to discharge, or permanently excuse, most debts.

The primary reason you likely sought Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection is to protect your property from foreclosure or repossession by your lenders. Once your bankruptcy case was filed, you were given protection against your creditors from any ...