Pennsylvania prohibits most wage garnishments for credit-card and medical debt — but support orders, federal and state taxes, federal student loans, and PHEAA loans can all attach a Pennsylvania paycheck. Filing bankruptcy stops dischargeable garnishments immediately and creates a plan to handle the non-dischargeable ones.
What you should know
The automatic stay takes effect the moment we file. Your employer gets a notice within days. Chapter 7 stops the garnishment permanently for dischargeable debt. Chapter 13 stops the garnishment and reroutes the payment through a plan you control.
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I file Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases in all 67 Pennsylvania counties. Start with your county or city below, or see every service area.
- Blair County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Fayette County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Northampton County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Bucks County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Beaver County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Erie County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Monroe County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Montgomery County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Lehigh County Bankruptcy Attorney
- Arendtsville Bankruptcy Attorney
- Scranton Bankruptcy Attorney
- Doylestown Bankruptcy Attorney
- Hanover Bankruptcy Attorney
- Washington Bankruptcy Attorney
- Allenport Bankruptcy Attorney
- Chapter 7 in Washington
- Chapter 13 in Delaware
- Chapter 7 in Butler
- Chapter 13 in Franklin
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