Pruett v. Worldwide Asset Purchasing, LLC

MOORE, Judge.

Daisy Pruett appeals from a judgment of the Morgan Circuit Court refusing to allow her to claim as exempt from garnishment the total amount of her wages. We reverse.

On March 16, 2012, Worldwide Asset Purchasing, LLC (‘WAP”), filed in the circuit court a process of garnishment against Pruett, seeking to recover the amount of $3,973.45 from the wages Pruett earned in her employment with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. On April 10, 2012, Wal-Mart filed an answer. On August 7, 2012, Pruett filed her “Declaration and Claim of Exemption,” claiming as exempt her biweekly wages of $600; she also…