Title: Define wage garnishment.
Course: Child Development and Parenting (19255-18) > Section: Evaluating Employment and Economic Policies that Affect Families

Definition should include

- reasons for wage garnishment
- processes for wage garnishment
- implications for employee
- responsibilities of employer
- identification of government oversight agencies.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Who are the winners and losers in the garnishment process?
- What is the maximum percentage of an employee's income that may be garnished?

Communication

- How can communication help avoid the garnishment process?
- What is the parent communicating to the child in the garnishment process?
- What information will the courts need to initiate the garnishment process?

Leadership

- Who should initiate the garnishment process?
- What is the role of the courts in the garnishment process?
- What is the role of the employer in the garnishment process?

Management

- What state and federal agencies oversee the wage garnishment process?
- What are some consequences to consider if wages are garnished?
- What are the limitations of wage garnishment?