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yes, child support and alimony are the only two debtors that can garnish your social security.

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Q: Can an ex-spouse garnish retirement income for nonpayment of spousal support?
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Furniture rental business garnish ssi payments?

Social Security benefits can never be garnished. Unless the judgment is for child or spousal support, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation awards, relocation benefits or disability or health insurance benefits cannot be garnished. Garnishing payments made from a retirement plan is also very difficult.


Can a creditor garnish your wages in Texas?

Texas statutes only allow wage garnishment if the judgment creditor has no other means of collecting the debt owed (bank levy, lien against real property, seizure/sale of unexempt property, etc.). The above does not apply to child support or in some instances spousal maintenance.


If your wage is already garnished can they garnish it again before the other one is paid?

Wage garnishment laws and procedures vary by state. Wage garnishment is usually not a one time thing. A wage garnishment order will usually last a specified time or until the judgment is paid in full, whichever comes first. Unless the garnishment is for child support or spousal support, the most they can garnish is 25% of your net pay and you can only have one garnishment going on at a time. A little further information, wage garnishment for creditor debt is not allowed in North Carolina, Texas or Pennsylvania. It is not strictly prohibited by the laws of Florida and South Carolina, however the requirements make it very difficult for a creditor to garnish the wages of the head of household. Wage garnishments cannot run concurrently, this does not mean that it is not possible for a different creditor to levy the debtor's bank account or take other action if they have a valid judgment.


Can Simms Associates garnish your wages if they said they could in Texas?

Texas does not allow wage garnishment for creditor debt in most cases, but has amended the statute to allow for certain exceptions. The state has always allowed garnishment for child support, federal and state back taxes, federal or public funded student loans, and in some cases spousal maintenance (alimony). The law now allows for creditor remedy by garnishment if the debtor does not have sufficient nonexempt property to pay the debt, (such as a bank account or real property) the creditor may petition the court under TX.Code, 63.100 for a wage garnishment. The other exception is, if the debtor is employed by an out-of-state company, the judgment creditor can then garnish the debtor's wages under the company's home state laws.


Can your ex keep a life insurance policy on you if you remarry?

== == Yes. You only have to show "Insurable Interest" when the policy is taken out. What if there are children involved or spousal support to be paid?

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Can spousal support be garnished from retirement?

This depends on the State law.


In Arizona can a bank use a judgment for repossession costs to garnish the debtor's military retirement pension?

No, military pensions are not subject to garnishment for creditor judgments. They can be garnished for child support, tax arrearages and in some cases spousal maintenance.


Can they garnish unemployment for spousal support?

They sure can in Michigan if it is a court ordered child support payment.


can a credit card like capitol one take any kind of garnish payment out of unemployment?

Typically you cannot garnish unemployment, unless it is for spousal or child support.


Can a debt collector garnish your unemployment in Arizona?

No. The only garnishment allowed against unemployment benefits are spousal and child support.


What part of your income can they garnish if you pay child and spousal support and lose a civil lawsuit of personnal injury?

Anything left up to 65%


Can a creditor garnish unemployment benefits in South Carolina?

No, a creditor cannot garnish unemployment benefits. Under Federal law, unless it's a judgment for spousal or child support, neither unemployment nor worker's compensation can be garnished.


Can a Vermont state Family Court garnish 100 percent of your Social Security Disability for spousal support because you also collect VA disability?

NO


Furniture rental business garnish ssi payments?

Social Security benefits can never be garnished. Unless the judgment is for child or spousal support, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation awards, relocation benefits or disability or health insurance benefits cannot be garnished. Garnishing payments made from a retirement plan is also very difficult.


Do you need spousal consent to change your IRA beneficiary in Alabama?

That is a federal requirement. Retirement benefits always have to be done in conjunction with the spouse.


If you used to live in Washington state can they garnish you if you now live in Pennsylvania and have dependents in Washington?

Yes, All states will enforce wage garnishment orders that apply to child and/or spousal support.


Can the IRS garnish a spouse's check?

I just found out I owe 15000.00 to the IRS from a spouse who died 7 years ago and we filed jointley but he was dying. Can the attach my spousal social security?