Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law, current wages for personal service are not subject to garnishment. The garnishee shall be discharged from the garnishment as to any debt to the defendant for current wages.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 63.004
CURRENT WAGES EXEMPT
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Caulley v. Caulley (1991)
Most recently applied in Simulis, L.L.C. v. G.E. Capital Corp. (November 2008)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.