Wisconsin Statutes
§ 812.39 — Payment to creditor.
Wisconsin § 812.39
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 812.39 (2026).
Text
812.39
812.39(1) (1) Between 5 and 10 business days after the payday of each pay period in which the debtor’s earnings are subject to the earnings garnishment, the garnishee shall pay the creditor that portion of the debtor’s nonexempt disposable earnings to which the creditor is entitled.
812.39(2) (2) Court-ordered assignments of the debtor’s earnings for support or maintenance under ch. 767 , regardless of the date the garnishee first receives notice of the assignment, take priority over an earnings garnishment under this subchapter. If the debtor’s earnings are subject to assignment under s. 767.75 , the creditor shall not be entitled to an amount greater than 25 percent of the debtor’s disposable earnings less the amount assigned under s. 767.75 .
812.39(3) (3) The garnishee shall pro
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Related
Chase Lumber & Fuel Co. v. Koch (In Re Koch)
197 B.R. 654 (W.D. Wisconsin, 1996)
Kenosha Hospital & Medical Center v. Garcia
2003 WI App 142 (Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, 2003)
Legislative History
812.39 History History: 1993 a. 80 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 .
Nearby Sections
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§ 812.01
Commencement of garnishment.§ 812.06
Garnishee fees, costs.§ 812.08
Judgment; bond.§ 812.11
Garnishee answer.§ 812.13
Payments by garnishee; releases.§ 812.17
Impleader.§ 812.18
Liability of garnishee.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Wisconsin § 812.39, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/812.39.