IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WAGE DEDUCTION NOTICE ____________________________ Plaintiff - Judgment Creditor Case No. ________________________ vs. ____________________________ Defendant - Judgment Debtor (Summons Return Date)_____________ Judgment Debtor's Judgment Creditor/Creditors Atty Name____________________________ Name_____________________________ Address__________________________ Address___________________________ City_____________________________ City______________________________ Phone___________________________ Phone____________________________ Attorney No.______________________ Attorney No._______________________ Judgment in the amount of $____________________ BALANCE DUE: $____________________ Employer Name_________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: The Court has issued a wage deduction summons against the employer named above for wages due or about to become due to the judgment creditor. The wage deduction summons was issued on the basis of a judgment against the judgment debtor in favor of the judgment creditor in the amount stated above. THE AMOUNT OF WAGE THAT MAY BE DEDUCTED IS LIMITED BY FEDERAL AND ILLINOIS LAW. 1. Under Illinois Law, the amount of wages that may be deducted is limited to the lesser of (a) 15% of gross weekly wage or (b) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed the total of 45 times the Federal minimum hourly wage or, under a wage deduction summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage prescribed by section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater. 45 X 7.50. 2. Under Federal Law, the amount of wages that may be deducted is limited to the lesser of (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. 3. Pension and retirement benefits and refunds may be claimed as exempt from wage deductions under Illinois Law. The judgment debtor has a right to request a hearing before the Court to dispute the wage deduction because the wages are exempt. To obtain a hearing the judgment debtor must notify the Clerk of the Court in writing at 10 Public Square, Belleville, IL. 62220 on or before the return date specified in the Summons. The Clerk of Court will assign a hearing date and provide forms which must be prepared by the debtor or his/her attorney, a copy of which must be sent to the judgment creditor and the employer or their attorney. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com