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Montana

For Montana, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is 25% of the debtor's disposable earnings for that week; earnings wholly exempt is 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the earnings are payable; statute is 25-13-614. Earnings of judgment debtor, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

State
Montana our reading
Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take
25% of the debtor's disposable earnings for that week verified
Earnings wholly exempt
30 times the federal minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the earnings are payable verified
Statute
25-13-614. Earnings of judgment debtor verified
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Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of a judgment debtor for any workweek that is subjected to garnishment may not exceed the lesser of: (a) the amount by which the debtor's disposable earnings for the week exceed 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the earnings are payable; or (b) 25% of the debtor's disposable earnings for that week. (3) The re

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