The "judgment debtor's financial statement" shall be executed as provided in Section 703.530 and contain all of the information required by that section and the following additional information:
§ 706.124.Judgment Debtor's Financial Statement
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 2 · Chapter 5. Wage Garnishment · Article 6. Forms; Employer's Instructions · Last amended 1994 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 706.124 requires the judgment debtor's financial statement to be executed and to contain the information Section 703.530 requires generally, plus disclosure of any other earnings withholding orders or support-related earnings assignment orders already affecting the debtor's or family's wages.
Full Text of § 706.124
(a) Whether any earnings withholding orders are in effect with respect to the earnings of the judgment debtor or the spouse or dependents of the judgment debtor.
(b) Whether any earnings assignment orders for support are in effect with respect to the earnings of the judgment debtor or the spouse or dependents of the judgment debtor.
Plain-English Summary
The financial statement is where the debtor lays out the numbers behind a financial-hardship claim. Its baseline content follows § 703.530, the general judgment-debtor financial-statement statute used elsewhere in enforcement proceedings.
On top of that baseline, this section adds two wage-garnishment-specific disclosures: whether any other earnings withholding orders already reach the debtor's or a spouse's or dependent's wages, and whether any support-related earnings assignment orders are already in effect against those same earnings. Those disclosures let the court see the whole picture of what's already being withheld before deciding how much more, if any, the debtor can afford to have taken.
Frequently Asked Questions
What information must the financial statement contain?
Everything § 703.530 requires generally, plus whether other earnings withholding orders or support-related earnings assignment orders are already in effect against the debtor's or family's wages.
Why does the court need to know about other garnishment orders already in place?
Because the exemption hearing weighs how much of the debtor's income is necessary for support, and that analysis depends on how much is already being withheld under other orders.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch. 163.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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