(1) Notwithstanding any provision in any other enactment, no court shall make an order for the attachment of the wages of an employee without enquiring into his or her family and other financial obligations and such order shall not attach the employee's wages to such an extent as to seriously interfere with the maintenance of the employee and the employee's family.
(2) The maximum attachments or seizure of wages of an employee shall be—
(a) up to 1/2 in respect of maintenance payments; and
(b) up to 1/3 in respect of all other debts of any kind however contracted;
and these proportions shall not be applicable cumulatively on the grounds that there are several debts or several creditors.
(3) The sums attached or seized shall be divided among the claimants in proportion to their established claims.