Respond fast when your wages are being garnished or about to be — the deadlines, the exemptions that can reduce or stop it, and the steps that protect your paycheck. Use this skill when asked about stopping wage garnishment, receiving a garnishment notice, or whether an entire paycheck can be taken. It produces an urgent-deadline map, outlines exemptions that may reduce or stop deductions like income caps and protected funds, details how to file a claim of exemption, and provides options to resolve the underlying debt alongside immediate legal aid pointers.