How to Legally Revoke a Wage Assignment | Sapling

How to Legally Revoke a Wage Assignment

Written By
Renee Booker
Renee Booker
Sep 15, 2011
2 minute read

Unlike a wage garnishment, a wage assignment is a voluntary agreement between you and a creditor. When you agree to a wage assignment, you are agreeing to allow a certain dollar amount, or percentage, of your wages to be held back and paid to the creditor toward satisfaction of a debt. Since a wage assignment is voluntary, you may legally revoke the assignment at any time by notifying your employer of your intention to revoke.

Step 1

Locate a copy of the original wage assignment for reference. Wage assignments are typically part of a payday loan or title loan agreement.

Step 2

Draft a letter to your employer, or human resources department of your company, indicating that you wish to revoke the wage assignment.

Step 3

Include in the letter the date of the original assignment, the assignment amount and to whom you assigned your wages. At the end of the letter, clearly state that you wish to "revoke the previous wage assignment referenced above" or similar language.

Step 4

Make two copies of the letter. Mail or deliver the original to your employer and mail a copy to the creditor. Save the other copy for your records.

Renee Booker

Renee Booker has been writing professionally since 2009 and was a practicing attorney for almost 10 years. She has had work published on Gadling, AOL's travel site. Booker holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Ohio State…

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