In most states, yes, if they have a judgment. Judgments are enforceable for ten years with a potential ten year extension (in New York, judgments are enforceable for ten years from the date of judgment).
The employer does not garnish your wages, they simply obey the order of garnishment. And, yes, the electric service provider can garnish your wages once they have obtained a judgment.
Every payday until your bill is paid.
Only after receiving a judgement.
It depends on which state you live in. All states in the United States have different laws when it comes to who can garnish wages or taxes.
Wages cannot simply be garnished by an individual, they can only be garnished with the approval of a judge by court order.
can my disabilty be garnished for past due phone bill can my disabilty be garnished for past due phone bill
Probably not, but if the hospital accepted you as a Medicaid patient you should not be liable for their delay.
Wages should not be garnished prior to a court order. You should be able to argue before a judge that you do not owe a bill because a man did not complete the work. You are not bound to pay him until he finishes the job. If he did not fix your car, he should not garnish your wages for refusing to fix it.
If you were married at the date of service for a necessary bill and are found unable to pay and yet the spouse has the ability to pay then Yes the spouse can be held responsible.
Hospital bill are normally classified as a written agreement. In California that means the limit will be four years from the last acknowledgement of the debt.
Maybe. Often consumers believe if it has been a couple of years since they have heard from a creditor,the matter is closed. This is not true. As long as the SOL has not expired, any creditor can sue for wage garnishment or other type of judgments to recover money owed.
I got a $45,000 hospital bill 7 years after being hospitalized and was told that the $45,000 was not covered by insurance. It was the first bill I received in 7 years after my hospitalization. To make a long story short, and as long as you have not been making any payments on the medical bill, I was told this: "The Stat. of Lim. for a written contract is five years from the date the /debt is incurred. However, this does not prevent a collection agency from trying to collect this old debt. It does mean that it cannot threaten to sue, or garnish your wages or file a lien on your house. I would tell them to stop calling or writing, that you will not make a voluntary payment, that you do not owe the money. Hopefully it will stop the calls. If not, you may have a suit for the violation of a federal statute."