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Garnishment orders apply to wages or in some cases bank accounts. Sheriff's do not garnish wages they just serve the garnishment order. If you are not being paid by an employer there are no wages to be garnished. Disability benefits are exempt from creditor garnishment. They are not exempt from garnishment for tax arrearages or child support.
Yes, in the sense that the garnishment comes out of your net paycheck, i.e. after you have already had taxes withheld on the gross pay. It is just as if you received your full net pay before garnishment, then turned around and submitted the garnished amount to the garnishing agency.
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If the debt has already been paid in full, then re-garnishment is illegal. If you have proof that the bill is paid, contact an attorney and sue them for harassment and theft.
the statement means that you are going to be refunded the process has started but by the time you receive this statement (say its by post) the statement can mean anything i.e still you will be refunded or you have been refunded if they have done sth for this on their part being entitled means that you have to be refunded i.e a right is established
if my wages are being garnished can they still take my income tax check?
can a bill collector check to see if I'm being garnished and if I am, can they garnish me to or do they have to wait until the first one is finished?
The only time wages can be have garnishments running concurrently is if one of the garnishments is for court ordered child support or spousal maintenance. Although in certain situations judges can allow separate creditors to garnish dual incomes, but not a dual garnishment by the same creditor.
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You should refer to the judgement against you to determine what the Judge determined regarding interest. In terms of your garnishment, this is the only document that matters. If you feel you have been garnished too much you should contact an attorney.
If you are getting garnished you seriously need to consider bankrupcy. Just from the sound of your question it is clear that more than one creditor is causing you some drama. Laws for garnishment vary by state. For instance in NC no one except child support and IRS can garnish your wages or go into your bank account. The state you live in makes a huge impact so you need detailed information from someone who is well informed about your state. You might come out better just by moving.
It depends on who the garnisment order is against and how it is written. A joint account where only one person is the debtor can be garnished under certain circumstances. The difficulty in figuring out your situation, is not knowing where you reside. Each state legislates its own laws for garnishment of wages and bank accounts. If you live in a community property state, such as CA. and have a joint marital bank account, it can be garnished.