Yes, both wage and bank account garnishments can be stopped by filing bankruptcy. Garnishments after the bankruptcy is filed violate the automatic stay.
Ideally, you will file bankruptcy before the garnishment order is served on your employer or bank so none of your money is seized. But, if a garnishment order is already in place, seizure of post-bankruptcy wages and account funds is stopped. You won’t get the money back that has already been seized, but future seizures are banned.
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