A creditor cannot garnish your wages in Alaska without first suing you in court and obtaining a court order requiring your employer to garnish your wages. Under the law, no more than 25% of your total disposable income may be garnished. Also, Alaska law provides that a debtor can exempt at least $350 out of his or hernet earnings under the Alaska Exemptions Act ("the Act"). Net earnings and disposable income are defined as income after deductions are taken out. Annually, a debtor in Alaska can exempt at least $18,200 of the debtor's net earnings. Alaska wage garnishment laws provide more exemptions than other states. The following types of incomemay not be garnished under the Act:
All other income, including private employee pensions ,may be garnished. Under Alaska wage garnishment laws, the creditor has 10 years after the judgment is issued to garnish the debtor's wages. You should speak with an Alaskan debt settlement attorney if you have been sued and/or your creditor has obtained a wage garnishment order.The attorney can use legal defenses in court to challenge the garnishment.