# Florida — Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state

For Florida, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is Disposable earnings of a head of a family, which are greater than $750 a week, may not be attached or garnished unless such person has agreed otherwise in writing; earnings wholly exempt is a head of family whose disposable earnings are less than or equal to $750 a week; statute is 222.11 Exemption of wages from garnishment, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take:** Disposable earnings of a head of a family, which are greater than $750 a week, may not be attached or garnished unless such person has agreed otherwise in writing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Earnings wholly exempt:** a head of family whose disposable earnings are less than or equal to $750 a week _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 222.11 Exemption of wages from garnishment. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (2)(a) All of the disposable earnings of a head of family whose disposable earnings are less than or equal to $750 a week are exempt from attachment or garnishment. (b) Disposable earnings of a head of a family, which are greater than $750 a week, may not be attached or garnished unless such person has agreed otherwise in writing.

## Source

- http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0222/Sections/0222.11.html

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-02-24.
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