STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, 426*** CV 426
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CV-426, 10/10 Garnishment Exemption Worksheet Wis. Stats. §812.34(3)
This form shall not be modified. It may be supplemented with additional material.
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Garnishment Exemption Worksheet
Note: You may use this worksheet to calculate how much of your earnings are subject to garnishment. You are not
required to complete this worksheet or send it to the garnishee or the creditor.
Instructions: • First, calculate your total earnings by using Schedule 1 (Calculation of Income).
• Then calculate the amount of your earnings subject to garnishment by using Schedule 2
(Calculation of Amount Subject to Garnishment).
• Finally, to determine how much, if any, of your earnings are exempt from garnishment, use
Schedule 3 (Calculation of Poverty Guideline Exemption) and the separate Poverty Guidelines for
Earnings (form CV-427).
Schedule 1.
Calculation of
Income
List in Column A earnings after subtracting Social Security, Federal and State
Income Taxes.
For both Columns A and B, calculate amounts on the same basis (weekly,
biweekly, semimonthly, monthly) as the debtor's earnings.
List in Column B all
income other than
earnings.
Column A
Column B
1. Debtor
1a.
1b.
2. Spouse (if living in same household as debtor)
2a.
2b.
3. Other legal dependents
3a.
3b.
4. TOTAL EARNINGS
4a.
4b.
Schedule 2.
Calculation of
Amount Subject to
Garnishment
5. Debtor's disposable earnings amount from line 1a
5.
6. 20% of amount on line 5 or the amount by which line 5 exceeds thirty
times the federal minimum hourly wage, whichever is less. (Currently the
federal minimum hourly wage is $7.25. Use same basis as in Schedule 1 of
weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly).
6.
7. 25% of amount on line 5
7.
8. Court ordered assignments of child support and/or maintenance that you
pay. Use same basis as in Schedule 1 (weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly).
8.
9 Subtract amount on line 8 from line 7
9.
10. Insert the lesser amount of line 6 or line 9. This is the amount subject
to garnishment. If this amount is "0" or less than zero, then you do
not have to complete Schedule 3 because all earnings are exempt.
10.
Schedule 3.
Calculation of
Poverty Guideline
Exemption
11. Disposable earnings from line 4a
11.
12. Other income from line 4b
12.
13. Add line 11 to line 12
13.
14. Child support and/or maintenance from line 8
14.
15. Subtract amount on line 14 from line 13 for household income
15.
16. Amount subject to garnishment from line 10
16.
17. Poverty Guideline Amount for pay period of
debtor and size of family
(See current Poverty Guideline Chart)
17.
18. Add lines 16 and 17
18.
19. Compare line 15 and line 18. If line 18 is greater than line 15, proceed to line 20. If line 15 is equal
to or greater than line 18, then the amount on line 10 is the amount subject to garnishment.
20. Subtract line 17 from line 15. This is the amount subject to garnishment if
the garnishment causes the income to fall below the poverty guidelines. If
this amount is "0" or less than zero, then all earnings are exempt from
garnishment.
20.
