Money judgment awarded... Tenant moving to different state

[Marcin C.]

Hello everyone!! I have recently won a money judgment against a tenant for small sum of money in Michigan. The tenant is moving to Ohio, can I still garnish his wages from Ohio? I plan on garnishing his income tax this year from his Michigan job but can I start garnishing his Ohio job now? Or can I only garnish his wages if he lives in Michigan since that's where the court case was?

[Account Closed]

You need to file a "sister-state" judgment with the court in the county where the debtor lives. Then, with that judgment, you can garnish the wages.