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I understand that there are four states where they cannot garnish your wages and Texas is one of them,is this correct?
Answer South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas, you are correct on Texas.
What else can I help you with?
What states cannot garnish wages for debt collection?
North and South Caroline, Texas and Pennsylvania. These 4 states can not garnish for debt collection.
Can a creditor garnish your wages in Pennsylvania?
No They can not.....you are in one of the safe states. Texas and North and South Carolina along with Pa are safe states that can not garnish wages.
Can a finance company garnish a pay check if car has been returned?
Can not garnish in Texas or Penselvaina Can in other states
Can a collection agency garnish wages?
Yes, with a valid judgment any creditor can garnish wages in the majority of U.S. states.
What states allow creditors to garnish wages?
All states EXCEPT: NC, SC, TX and PA.
Can my check be garnished for foreclosure?
It cannot be garnished "for foreclosure," but if there is a deficiency after the house is auctioned - as is usually the case - the creditor can sue for the balance due and garnish wages just like any creditor in MOST states. Some states limit the foreclosing entity to the proceeds from the auction.
Can creditors garnish your wages?
It is possible for creditors to garnish wages in some states under certain conditions. So the over riding answer to your question is yes. Now, concerning your particular situation, that may be a different problem.
Can private pension be garnish for credit purposes?
Some U.S. states allow a judgment creditor to garnish private pensions. The best option for a person who is in a situation where garnishment is possible is to obtain the advice of a qualified attorney,
Can landlords garnish disability checks?
Not directly. However, in many states, if the landlord obtains a judgment (and a judgment is always necessary for any form a garnishment), the landlord may garnish your bank account. There are several states (NC, SC, Penn., and Texas) which do not allow garnishment for creditor debts.
If a civil judgment is granted to a credit card company can the creditor take the debtor's land or deduct from wages?
Yes they can either take the debtor's land or garnish the debtor's wages. However, in most states, they cannot take your Homestead (which is the principle resident where you live). To avoid having them take your land, before the lawsuit was filed, you needed to put your land in a Living Trust so that the Trust owned the land, not you (then they cannot take it). The only one who can take from a trust, or garnish from a pension, is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
In what states can your disability check be garnished?
can the state of maryland garnish my government disability check for back taxes owed the state of maryland ?no they cannot, u.s.gov. disability or social security cannot be garnished, Except for child support and Federal TAXES.
How long does it take for a credit card company to be able to garnish your wages?
A credit card company cannot garnish your wages. A creditor must follow due process according to the laws of the debtor's resident state. Which means a lawsuit would have to filed, the case won, a judgment filed and granted and then the judgment executed. All states have laws that govern garnishment amounts. Some states such as Texas do not allow creditor garnishment at all. The average time it takes for a creditor suit to be filed and reach court is 15 months.
