Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - Wage garnishment before bankruptcy petition filed? - I received a court summons a little over a month ago, the DAY before the court date. I couldn't get off work, so they put a default judgement against me. That Saturday I went to a lawyer and started my Chapter 7 because I cannot afford to pay the debt, yet alone have my wages garnished.

My bankruptcy petition will be done and filed by the middle of next week, but my employer received wage garnishment papers today. They said they will hold off until the end of next week to send it back, to give my bankruptcy more time.

What will happen with the wage garnishment once my petition is filed? Will it go away, or will it be a messy process of getting it reversed since the dates are only a few days away from one another. -