26-2-102 -
26-2-102. Earnings, disposable earnings, garnishment, defined.
As used in this part unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Earnings means the compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program;
(2) Disposable earnings means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld; and
(3) Garnishment means any legal or equitable procedure through which the earnings of an individual are required to be withheld for payment of any debt.
[Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 8; T.C.A., § 26-207, T.C.A., § 26-2-105.]