Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-106

Maximum amount of disposable earnings subject to garnishment — Garnishment costs

Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act

The act spans §§ 26-2-101 to 26-2-410 (62 sections).

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Lawrence v. Jahn (In Re Lawrence) (1998)

Most recently applied in Julie Ann Kendle v. Matthew Davis Kendle (October 2018)

Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 9; modified; T.C.A., § 26-208; Acts 2003, ch. 53, § 1.

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(1) The maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek which is subjected to garnishment may not exceed: Twenty-five percent (25%) of the disposable earnings for that week; or

(2) The amount by which the disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty (30) times the federal minimum hourly wage at the time the earnings for any pay period become due and payable, whichever is less.

(3) In the case of earnings for any pay period other than a week, an equivalent amount shall be in effect.

(4) The debtor shall pay the costs of any and all garnishments on each debt on which suit is brought.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.