Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 34-2 (2026)

Injunction restraining sale of exempted property or garnishment of wages

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An injunction may be awarded to enjoin the sale of any property exempt under the provisions of this title, and to prevent the wages exempted by § 34-29 from being garnisheed or otherwise collected by an execution creditor.

Code 1919, § 6565.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1994–2016 · leading case: In re Foster, 556 B.R. 233 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2016).

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In re Foster, 556 B.R. 233 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2016). · cites it 2× “, to hold exempt from creditor process _”); Va. Code Ann. § 34-2 ("An injunction may be awarded to .”

Bryant v. Smith, 165 B.R. 176 (W.D. Va. 1994). · cites it 2× “Va.Code Ann. § 34-2. Therefore, apart from bankruptcy, procedures are available to secure the poor debt- or’s exemptions of Virginia Code § 34-26.”

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