Terms Used In CFR > Title 12 > Chapter X > Part 1073 > Subpart D - Administrative Wage Garnishment

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• support: includes food, shelter, clothing, ordinary medical expenses, and other ordinary and customary items for the maintenance of the person supported. See 20 CFR 725.233