Seizure
Seizure of your income
If your income is seized in the hands of your employer, you are entitled to keep the unseizable portion.
You are entitled to exemptions to ensure your subsistence and that of your dependents. These exemptions are first deducted from your gross income. Your employer may then be required to withhold up to 30% of the remainder of your gross income.
However, up to 50% of the remainder may be withheld if your debt concerns:
- the partition of your family or parental union patrimony;
- a failure to pay a financial contribution as support for a child born of sexual assault;
- the payment of a compensatory allowance.
N.B.
If your income is seized for failure to pay support, the exemptions are not applicable.
In that case, your employer may be required to withhold up to 30% of your gross income.
Self-employed worker
If you are a self-employed worker and wish to protect your employment income, you must make an agreement with the bailiff to pay in instalments over a given period of time.
Exemptions for the calculation of the seizable portion of your income
The amount of the exemptions to which you are entitled is indicated in the Table of exemptions for calculating the seizeble porition of your income. The amount varies depending on the number of dependents you have and the frequency at which your income is paid, if applicable.
Last update: June 9, 2026