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 Judgment Interest: 70% of interest rates on taxes to IRS 

Domestic Judgment Statute of Limitations:  20 years

Foreign Judgment Statute of Limitations: 3/12 years

Wage Garnishment: Yes/DC Government employees are not garnishable.

General Wage Garnisment Exemptions: 

Federal Law exempts from garnishment 75% of disposable earnings per week,
or an amount = to 30 x federal minimum hourly wage, whichever is greater.
Where federal law provides larger exemption, it supersedes any state law.

Community Property State: No

 

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