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The back wages will not be released to the employee until the bankruptcy is discharged and the employer is notified by the court that the arrearages have been exempted from seizure.

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Q: If your wages were garnished and your employer is holding the money in an account how do you get the money released to you after bankruptcy has been awarded?
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What is the meaning of garnished account?

A garnished account is an account that has been levied. Many accounts are garnished as a result of past due taxes or child support.


Can your checking account be garnished without wages coming in?

if you account is being garnished you would have an order from the court in your area.. Unless it Federal


Does filing bankruptcy stop garnishment of wages due to judgment on credit card debt?

Filing bankruptcy can stop a garnishment immediately. Ifall funds that have been garnished have been properly exempted, the garnished funds can even be returned to the debtor. When a bankruptcy is filed, a special provision of the bankruptcy code kicks in and stops all creditor action to collect a debt. The special provision of the bankruptcy code is Section 362 and is called "the Automatic Stay". The Automatic Stay is a court order to all creditors to stop collecting debts immediately. When a paycheck or bank account is garnished, money is taken from the paycheck or other account and held until a certain time when the money is supposed to be delivered to court and turned over to the creditor. The date that the creditor is supposed to pick up the garnished funds in court is often called "the return date". If a bankruptcy is filed before the return date set for the garnishment, the garnishment is immediately stopped and the creditor cannot continue to collect the debt through the garnishment method. However, understand that the debt the garnishment is paying isn't extinguished or reduced...it will be resolved in the BK. The above probably won't apply to child support or such...which rightfully gets no breaks.


Can your bank account for salary be garnished for hospital bills?

If they get a judgement, yes


Can wifes pay be garnished for husbands debt?

If the debt is on a shared account, then yes, the wife's pay can be garnished even if the husband was the one who ran the debt up.

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What is the meaning of garnished account?

A garnished account is an account that has been levied. Many accounts are garnished as a result of past due taxes or child support.


Can a minor's bank acct be garnished?

No, a minors bank account can not be garnished, if they are the only person on the account. If this is a joint account and the non-minor is subject to a judgment then it can be levied or garnished.


Can bank account five dollars or less be garnished?

Can bank account five dollars or less be garnished?Read more: Can_bank_account_five_dollars_or_less_be_garnished


Can your checking account be garnished without wages coming in?

if you account is being garnished you would have an order from the court in your area.. Unless it Federal


Can money be garnished from your business bank account for a shortage on foreclosure?

Whether your money can be garnished depends on the type of business you have. If you have a corporation, your personal liabilities are separate from your business liabilities, which means your corporation's bank account will not be garnished.


Can my bank account be garnished?

Yea. But I think if you have another persions name on it a co owner, they can't bother it. Yes, your bank account can be garnished if you owe child support.


How do you open a bank account after bankruptcy so your employer can use direct deposit for your paycheck?

It is highly unlikely any bank will allow a consumer to open an account under such conditions even though the debt was discharged in bankruptcy. Perhaps the person has a trusted family member who would allow them to use their account. It might be possible to be placed on another person's account although this action is not always the safest option for either party.


Should an account discharged in bankruptcy have a status of closed and if it still says open is this hurting you?

In this instance the account would generally be noted as "included in bankruptcy. The impact the open account would have is insignificant, compared to the bankruptcy.


Does filing bankruptcy stop garnishment of wages due to judgment on credit card debt?

Filing bankruptcy can stop a garnishment immediately. Ifall funds that have been garnished have been properly exempted, the garnished funds can even be returned to the debtor. When a bankruptcy is filed, a special provision of the bankruptcy code kicks in and stops all creditor action to collect a debt. The special provision of the bankruptcy code is Section 362 and is called "the Automatic Stay". The Automatic Stay is a court order to all creditors to stop collecting debts immediately. When a paycheck or bank account is garnished, money is taken from the paycheck or other account and held until a certain time when the money is supposed to be delivered to court and turned over to the creditor. The date that the creditor is supposed to pick up the garnished funds in court is often called "the return date". If a bankruptcy is filed before the return date set for the garnishment, the garnishment is immediately stopped and the creditor cannot continue to collect the debt through the garnishment method. However, understand that the debt the garnishment is paying isn't extinguished or reduced...it will be resolved in the BK. The above probably won't apply to child support or such...which rightfully gets no breaks.


Can your home be garnished if jointly owned by your wife?

A home cannot be garnished. Your wages or bank account could be garnished. Your home would be liened. Whether or not a lien can be placed depends on who is seeking funds from you and why.


Can a bank account be garnished for auto default?

Depends on the laws in your state.


Can your bank account for salary be garnished for hospital bills?

If they get a judgement, yes