A wage garnishment is a court order for an employer to withhold funds from an employee's wages to be paid to the creditor claiming the garnishment. Under the order, the employer will withhold the specified amount of funds from the employee's paycheck and turn it over to the individual with the order. Who Can...

The statute of limitations regulates the period someone can file after an incident occurs. That is understandable because the statute of limitations is not uniform. Different states -- and even different courts -- have wildly disparate time limitations for filing litigation in small claims courts.

When you win a suit for money damages, whether in small claims court or civil court, the judge will issue a judgment for the amount due to you. Ideally, your opponent will be in court and write you a check that clears your total due. That, however, is not what usually happens.