Maine Earnings Withholding Exemption Hearing Motion
MAINE EARNINGS WITHHOLDING EXEMPTION HEARING MOTION
Before you use this: This motion applies after an employer or other payor has served its answer to a Maine earnings-withholding order under 14 M.R.S. § 3127-B. Subsection (3) allows a hearing motion within 20 days after service of that answer and requires service on both the employer or payor and the other party. Identify the actual answer-service date and file promptly. The motion alone does not stop withholding.
[COURT NAME] [COUNTY], Maine
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [JUDGMENT CREDITOR] | Judgment creditor |
| v. | |
| [JUDGMENT DEBTOR] | Judgment debtor |
Case number: [________________________________]
Judgment debtor's motion for hearing under 14 M.R.S. § 3127-B(3)
I, [JUDGMENT DEBTOR], request a hearing to determine what amount, if any, of my earnings should be payable by [EMPLOYER OR PAYOR] to the judgment creditor. I state:
- The Court issued an order to withhold and answer on [DATE]. The employer or payor served its answer on me on [DATE] by [METHOD]. A copy is attached as Exhibit A.
- The answer states disposable earnings of $[AMOUNT] for [PAY PERIOD] and withholding of $[AMOUNT] per [PAY PERIOD]. I dispute ☐ the calculation of disposable earnings ☐ the amount subject to withholding ☐ the pay-period information ☐ other: [DETAILS].
- My actual earnings, required deductions, and other income for the relevant workweeks are shown in Exhibit B. The disputed figures and supporting records are: [FACTS AND RECORDS].
- ☐ I receive income from sources exempt from attachment and execution. The sources and supporting records are: [DETAILS]. ☐ I receive or expect to receive money or earnings only from such sources. I ask the Court to consider 14 M.R.S. § 3126-A(2).
- My reasonable needs and those of my dependents, together with other judgment orders or wage assignments, are: [DETAILS AND RECORDS]. I ask the Court to consider these under § 3126-A(4).
- ☐ The withholding exceeds the applicable limit under § 3126-A(3). My workweek calculation, including the applicable federal or Maine minimum wage if relevant, is attached as Exhibit C. ☐ I do not make a numerical limit claim but request a hearing to determine the proper amount.
I request that the Court hold the hearing authorized by § 3127-B(3), determine the correct amount payable from my earnings, and enter an appropriate order ☐ reducing withholding to $[AMOUNT] per [PERIOD] ☐ terminating withholding ☐ granting other relief supported by the evidence: [SPECIFY]. If the Court reduces or terminates withholding, I also request any appropriate reimbursement the Court finds warranted under § 3127-B(3).
Date: [__/__/____]
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed name: [________________________________]
Mailing address: [________________________________]
Telephone and email: [________________________________]
Certificate of service
I sent a copy of this motion and its exhibits to the judgment creditor or counsel, [NAME AND ADDRESS], by [METHOD] on [DATE], and to the employer or other payor, [NAME AND ADDRESS], by [METHOD] on [DATE].
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 28, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Maine
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- 14 M.R.S. § 3127-B(3)
- 14 M.R.S. § 3126-A(2)-(4)
These are the filings that drive a lawsuit through the system: complaints, answers, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and post-judgment papers. Each has its own format requirements under federal and state procedural rules, and each has a deadline that cannot be missed without consequences. Clean, procedurally correct filings move a case forward; sloppy ones invite motions to strike, amended responses, and avoidable delays.
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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 28, 2026.
14 M.R.S. § 3127-B(3) (checked October 28, 2026): "Within 20 days of the service of the answer of the employer or other payor of earnings, the judgment debtor or the judgment creditor may request by motion a hearing"
14 M.R.S. § 3127-B(3) — service (checked October 28, 2026): "The motion must be served on the employer or other payor as well as the other party."
14 M.R.S. § 3126-A(2) (checked October 28, 2026): "The court may not order a judgment debtor to make installment payments if the judgment debtor is receiving or will receive money or earnings only from a source or sources exempt from attachment and execution"
14 M.R.S. § 3126-A(3) (checked October 28, 2026): "the maximum amount of earnings for any workweek that is subject to an installment order may not exceed the least of"
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