---
title: "Compare federal post-judgment enforcement options"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/compare-enforcement-options-after-judgment/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A46-R20260922-4-US"
practice_area: "Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Compare federal post-judgment enforcement options

> Build a table with one row for a writ of execution, one for discovery in aid of the judgment, and one for a garnishment of earnings.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Build a table with one row for a writ of execution, one for discovery in aid of the judgment, and one for a garnishment of earnings. For each row, quote the limit that the opened statute states and name the fact still missing from the file. Do not choose a remedy. |
| What the lawyer must review | Rule 69(a)(1) enforces a money judgment by a writ of execution unless the court directs otherwise. The procedure on execution, and in proceedings supplementary to execution, follows the procedure of the state where the court is located, except where a federal statute applies. Rule 69(a)(2) lets the judgment creditor obtain discovery from any person, including the judgment debtor. For earnings, § 1673(a) provides that the garnishment may not exceed 25 percent of disposable earnings for that week, or the amount by which disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty times the federal minimum hourly wage in 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1). Section 1673(b) states different percentages for a support order. Section 1673(c) forbids a court or a State to enforce an order that violates the section. You choose the remedy. Section 1675 was not opened. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Compare enforcement options after judgment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/compare-enforcement-options-after-judgment.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a table with one row for a writ of execution, one for discovery in aid of the judgment, and one for a garnishment of earnings. For each row, quote the limit that the opened statute states and name the fact still missing from the file. Do not choose a remedy.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not restate § 1673(a) as whichever figure is less. Use the two ceilings the section states.
- A support garnishment uses § 1673(b): 50 percent or 60 percent, read as 55 percent or 65 percent when the order reaches a period before the twelve-week period that ends with the workweek.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_69) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [15 U.S.C. § 1673 (restriction on garnishment)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1673) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Warrant to seize property (Magistrates' Court Form 68A)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-vic-mcv-68a-warrant-seize-property.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 68A, the warrant that authorises the sheriff to attend a judgment debtor's home or business in Victoria and demand payment. |
| [Garnishee orders (Magistrates' Court Forms 71A and 71B)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-vic-mcv-71a-71b-garnishee.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Forms 71A and 71B. Form 71A is used when the garnishee debt is less than the money ordered. Form 71B is used when the garnishee debt is more than the money owed. |
| [Post-judgment examination outline (Rule 69)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/us-postjudgment-examination-outline.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Outline of topics for discovery in aid of a federal money judgment under Rule 69(a)(2). It is a question list for counsel, not a sworn statement for the debtor to sign. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*