Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6231 (2026)
Garnishment without order prohibited and void; notice of order.
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.6231 Garnishment without order prohibited and void; notice of order.
Sec. 6231.
The garnishment of any money due or to become due for the personal work and labor of the defendant upon a judgment made payable in installments either by the court order or agreement of parties is prohibited, excepting upon the written order of the judge. Any writ of garnishment issued without the order is void. The order may be made following due notice to the defendant if installments are due.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1998–1998 · leading case: Meyer Jewelry Co. v. Johnson, 581 N.W.2d 734 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998).
Meyer Jewelry Co. v. Johnson, 581 N.W.2d 734 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “Plaintiff appeals by leave granted from the circuit court order affirming a district court order granting defendant’s motion for reconsideration, and a district court holding that bonuses and profit sharing constitute payment for work and labor under MCL 600.6231; MSA 27A.6231…”
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