YES! YES! YES!
I am disabled and since disability income cannot be garnished, a local collection agency collected by garnishing my husband....TWICE last year for 3 medical bills incurred by me in 2005. They absolutely can and will...
HH
Wash State
Medical bills are like any other debts, subject to collection trhough the courts, if need be. Wages can be garnished via court order.
Until your debts are paid.
Yes, after due process is followed in accordance with the laws of the state.
Collection bureaus can obtain court orders to garnish wages for debts unrelated to child support, even if those wages are also being garnished for child support.
Only after receiving a judgement.
Yes. Get an attorney to advise you, if you have medical bills that you have let get out of control.
Your wages can be garnished for any debt you have agreed to pay previously. This includes medical debts.
Credit Cards cannot be garnished. If there are credit card debts, the wages can be garnished regardless of the location of the cards.
No, collection agencies cannot garnish a person's wages, in the state of Georgia. They can threaten and use many scare tactics to get a person to pay their debts, but they cannot take any money that is not given to them.
No, only the federal government can garnish your wages.
Technically no, since the term "garnish" applies to wages and not to assets in general. However, collectors can file a claim against assets held by you, including those in a safe deposit box, whether you're employed or not.
Collectors cannot. A court order can. A collector needs to go to court and win a judgment and court order. This varies in difficulty from state to state.