Work out the protected earnings and exempt property before an income or property enforcement step
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- Populate the firm's protected-amount worksheet from the debtor's pay or account data and the prescribed figure the template's rate source supplies, show the deduction and the retained balance for each pay period, and set out the arithmetic line by line with the source of each figure.
- What the lawyer must review
- Verify the prescribed figure against the current instrument for that state and pay period, confirm which payments and which items of property are exempt, and check the amount stated to the employer, bank or sheriff against the worksheet before it issues.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Populate the firm's protected-amount worksheet from the debtor's pay or account data and the prescribed figure the template's rate source supplies, show the deduction and the retained balance for each pay period, and set out the arithmetic line by line with the source of each figure. |
| Lawyer | Verify the prescribed figure against the current instrument for that state and pay period, confirm which payments and which items of property are exempt, and check the amount stated to the employer, bank or sheriff against the worksheet before it issues. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Verify the prescribed figure against the current instrument for that state and pay period, confirm which payments and which items of property are exempt, and check the amount stated to the employer, bank or sheriff against the worksheet before it issues.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrant to seize property (Magistrates' Court Form 68A) | Form | AI use 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. |
| Attachment of earnings summons (Magistrates' Court Form 72A) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 72A, the summons for an attachment of earnings order. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- https://www.judcom.nsw.gov.au/publications/benchbks/civil/enforcement_of_local_judgments.html · 2026-09-27
- https://www.mcv.vic.gov.au/civil-matters/enforcement-civil-debt · 2026-09-27
- https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/types-of-cases/money-disputes/if-the-debtor-does-not-pay/warrant-of-redirection-of-earnings · 2026-09-27
- https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/RedirectURL?OpenAgent&query=mrdoc_41450.pdf · 2026-09-27
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.