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Garnishment: Releases, Disclosures, and Contact Information Questions

Garnishment: Releases, Disclosures, and Contact Information Questions

Releases, Disclosures, and Contact Information

  • Are faxed garnishment releases still accepted?

    Faxes are ONLY for emergency releases. Otherwise, releases must be mailed to:

    Michigan Department of Treasury
    Third Party Withholding Unit
    P.O. Box 30785
    Lansing, MI 48909

  • Since garnishment releases can no longer be faxed (mail in only), is it possible to have a feature added to the website to release the garnishment?

    Thank you for your suggestion. This will be taken into consideration for future enhancements.

  • Who do we contact if we receive a garnishment disclosure but no payment?

    There are three ways to contact us:

    1. Visit the Garnishment webpage and use the “contact us” feature,
    2. email treas-collections-TPWUnit@michigan.gov, or
    3. contact Third Party Withholding, 517-636-5265, option 2.

  • Why do we sometimes not receive funds in a timely manner, after having received a disclosure stating funds would be forwarded in 30 days? When we reach out on these, funds are then forwarded in a week or two. Why do we have to reach out to initiate this?

    After a Disclosure is created, the payment is held for 28 days before being released. Occasionally, it may remain on hold if any action takes place that requires additional review.

  • Why do we sometimes continue to receive disclosures after having submitted a Release of Garnishment?

    Disclosures may continue to generate until the Release of Garnishment has been received, imaged, and applied to the account. Since releases are processed in the order received, a delay may occur before the system updates. Once the release is manually processed in the system, disclosures will stop automatically.

  • Can we get address updates from Treasury?

    Treasury does not disclose address changes to plaintiffs, attorneys, or courts.

  • Can we get electronic disclosures instead of hard copy?

    Treasury currently sends paper disclosures by mail. There is no option for electronic disclosures, at this time.