The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
WAGES CANNOT
 BE ATTACHED
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of changed circumstances. Failure of either party to obey the order constitutes contempt of court.
 No costs shall be taxed against the defendant in favor of the plain tiff unless it is shown that written demand was made on the debtor for payment not more 30 days or less than three days before the beginning of the action. Attachment of wages for personal services shall be void and wages cannot be assigned to a creditor.
 The act is expected to result in tighter" credit on the part of retail stores.
 An act of the Connecticut state legislature concerning the attach ment of wages.
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general assembly convened:
 Section 1. Whenever any person firm or corporation shall bring an action against any person and shall seek satisfaction of any claim or demand out of any debt accruing by reason of the personal services of such person, the officer serving the writ in such action shall make ser vice upon the defendant only and shall return the writ to the court of justice of the peace to which the same shall have been made return able. Upon entry of judgment whether by default, upon offer of judgment, by stipulation, or after hearing on the merits, such court or justice of the peace as a part of such final judgment or in a supple mental judgment, may make reason able orders for payments to be made by the defendant to the clerk of such court or to such justice of the peace or in such other manner as such court of justice of the peace may direct, and such funds shall then be disbursed by such clerk or justice of the peace in accordance with the orders of the court or justiceo or the peace rendering such judgment. In fixing the amounts to be paid ano the manner of payment, the court or justice of the peace may take into consideration the circumstances of the defendant, including any other actions pending or judgments outstanding against him, the amount of the defendants income and the amount of the claim or demand After entry of final judgment the court or justice of the peace shal retain continuous jurisdiction unti such judgment and costs shall have been satisfied. Upon proof of change of circumstances of the defendant any order for payments by the de- fendant may, at any time, be sci aside or altered upon the motion of either party after notice anc hearing. Failure of either party tt obey any order made hereunder may be punishable as contempt o1 court No costs shall be allowed except such as may be taxed by the court or justice of the peace rendering final judgment or under contemp proceedings as above provided, bu no costs shall be taxed in favor o. the plaintiff, unless it shall appear to the court or justice of the peace that written demand was made upor the defendant for the payment O the claim not more than thirty day! nor less than three days prior tt the bringing of such action. Any at. tachment of garnishment of an, debt accruing by reason of persona services and any assignment by an. person of any debt due him or tt become due him by reason of hi! personal services shall be void.
 Section 2. All benefits allowed by any association of persons in thi! state towards the support of any O. it's members incapacitated by sick ness or infirmity from attending tt his usual business shall be exemp and not liable to be taken by for. eign attachment or execution: anc all moneys due the debtor from any insurance company upon policies is. sued for insurance upon property either real or personal, which f exempt from attachment and execu. i tion shall, in like manner, be exempt to the same extent as the property so insured.
 Section 3. Sections 5675 and 567S of the general statutes, section 579; of the general statutes as amended by section 1673C of the 1885 supple ment thereto and section 47G6 of the general statutes as amended by sec- tion 1576C of said supplement, are repealed"
 The above enactment becomes ef- fective July 1, 1887.