STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY ________________________________________________ Plaintiff - Judgment Creditor vs. ________________________________________________ Case Number_________________________________ Defendant – Judgment Debtor DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO CLAIM EXEMPTION UNDER WAGE DEDUCTION PROCEEDINGS Now comes ____________________________________________________, Defendant (Judgment Debtor) in the above entitled cause and moves this Court to find his/her wages to be exempt for the following reason(s): 1. The amount of wages that are being deducted: is greater than (A) 15% of my gross weekly wages or (B) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed the total of 45 times Federal minimum hourly wage or 45 times Illinois minimum hourly wage, whichever is greater. is greater than (A) 25% of disposable earnings for a week or (B) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed 30 times the Federal minimum hourly wage. include pension and retirement benefits and funds. 2. This claim is made based on the following facts: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREFORE, Defendant prays that his/her wages be declared to be exempt. Name______________________________________ _______________________________________ Defendant (Judgment Debtor) Attorney for________________________________ Address____________________________________ City, State Zip_______________________________ Telephone__________________________________ Date:___________________________________ CV-NOT5-B: revised 12/01/06 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com