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Yes, Texas is a community property state therefore all joint marital accounts can be garnished regardless of which spouse incurred the debt. Accounts held by persons not married, places the burden of proof as to the percentage of funds belonging to non-debtor account holder and would therefore be exempt from judgment levy.
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∙ 14y agoI am a layman, but due to a lawsuit i had filed, my lawyer informed me that in Texas, you cannot garnish someones wages, but you CAN garnish where they put their money, such as bank accounts, etc.
I am in the process of researching how to determine what bank accounts they have and what the procedure is, but the answer is yes.
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