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Yes, joint bank accounts are subject to garnishments or levy for debts of any or all of the account holders and regardless of who puts the money in.

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Q: If you have a nonperiodic garnishment against you in the state of Michigan can they garnish a joint bank account?
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Can a garnishment be put against a sole proprietor?

A garnishment can be put against a sole proprietor to settle a debt. Despite their working situation, they are still under obligation.


Will Wells Fargo allow bank garnishment for debt to collection agency?

Yes. HOWEVER. the collection agency will first need to file suit against you and obtain a judgment from the court. Once the time has expired for you to appeal the court's decision, a garnishment may be filed against your wages and/or bank account. This is a court order, so wells Fargo would have no choice but to withhold funds up to the full amount of the garnishment.


What does a credit card judgment mean?

The creditor has won a lawsuit judgment against the debtor(s) and can execute the judgment against any nonexempt property belonging to the debtor(s). The preferred method of judgment execution is wage garnishment followed by bank account levy, or seizure and sale of nonexempt property or a lien against real property. North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas do not allow wage garnishment for creditor debt. The exception is Texas where the court can grant wage garnishment if the debtor has no other property for which the judgment can be executed against. Married couples living in community property states are both usually responsible for debts incurred during the marriage regardless of which spouse is the account holder or borrower.


Can a creditor garnish wages and seize money from a bank account in Michigan?

A creditor can garnish wages or attach assets if they have obtained a judgment against the debtor.


Can a collection agency garnish your wages in South Carolina?

AnswerSouth Carolina only allows wage garnishment by a judgment creditor if the creditor has no other means of enforcing the judgment writ (bank account levy, seizure and sale of nonexempt property, lien against real property). The above is wrong. The ONLY entity allowed to do a wage garnishment in SC is the State or the Feds for taxes or child support. NO civil judgments can be collected via garnishment OR bank levy.

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Can a judgment creditor enforce a wage garnishment directly and at the same time by levying a direct wage deposit in a bank account in Michigan?

Generally yes. They are not double-dipping. They have a judgment against you and are allowed to take money from your bank account. PLus, they have a wage garnishment order against you and can deduct from your pay check. They can continue taking from both SEPARATE places until the judgment is satisfied in full. You may be able to stop your direct deposit and change banks to stop account deduction for a while. Don't recommend quitting your job though to avoid the garnishment. Assess your total debt load; you may want to file bankruptcy. * No. A garnishment can only affect wages either through direct withholding by the employer or by levying a bank account in which the wages are automatically deposited. If this is being done you should contact your employer and the court where the garnishment judgment was issued. Likewise, garnishments must run consecutively not concurrently, meaning only one wage garnishment at a time from one creditor. The exception is, that the withholding of child support or spousal maintenance from wages is not considered a true garnishment. Therefore a creditor garnishment and a garnishment for child support or alimony could occur simultaneously.


State tax refund garnishments?

when a plaintiff files a garnishment against your state of michigan tax refund when is proof of service done and by whom to the defendant?


Can your federal income tax refund be garnished because of a judgment?

It can be if the garnishment was by a government entity. If the garrnishment was by court order in favor a a private entity it cannot. CAVEAT: If the refund is direct-deposited into your bank account it has then been "converted" to your private funds and the garnishment can be made against assets contained in the bank account.


Can a garnishment be done without a judge?

For a persons wages or bank account to be garnished the garnisher must have been awarded a judgment in connection with a lawsuit against the debtor. The exceptions are a garnishment for court ordered child support or spousal maintenance (alimony).


Can a personal garnishment be placed against a corporation?

No.


If you have a judgment against you and you live in Texas and don't have a house or car in your name can they take money out of your checking account?

Yes. Texas does not allow wage garnishment for creditor debt but it does allow bank account levy even if the account is jointly held.


What is a traverse of garnishment?

A traverse is a form of dispute against a garnishment. The traverse is filed in the local court, requesting a judge to review the garnishment in question for dismissal.


Can a garnishment be put against a sole proprietor?

A garnishment can be put against a sole proprietor to settle a debt. Despite their working situation, they are still under obligation.


Does pa law allow checking account garnishment?

Yes, it does. A garnishment can occur only where the creditor has obtained a judgment against you in a court of law. After the judgment is entered, the creditor can garnish your bank account if it knows where you bank. There are some exceptions to this, in that bank account that is jointly owned by husband and wife cannot be garnished, unless the judgment is against both spouses. The second exception is where the funds in the account are traceable to Social Security benefits. For more answers to similar questions on PA laws, please visit my website at www.gregartim.com


Will Wells Fargo allow bank garnishment for debt to collection agency?

Yes. HOWEVER. the collection agency will first need to file suit against you and obtain a judgment from the court. Once the time has expired for you to appeal the court's decision, a garnishment may be filed against your wages and/or bank account. This is a court order, so wells Fargo would have no choice but to withhold funds up to the full amount of the garnishment.


What is the law in Texas regarding wage garnishment for payday loans?

Can a payday loan company garnish my wages or levy my bank account, assuming they are successful in getting a judgment against me.


Does Arkansas law allow checking account garnishment?

Yes, Arkansas law allows for garnishment of a checking account. A judgment creditor can obtain a writ of garnishment to collect a debt from a debtor's bank account in Arkansas. However, certain exemptions apply, and the amount that can be garnished is limited.