U.S. can’t be sued for failing to garnish father’s benefits 
Published: October 24, 2011
Tags: child support, Child Support Enforcement Act, disability benefits, garnishment, sovereign immunity
The federal government is immune from liability for damages arising from its failure to withhold Social Security disability benefits payments in accordance with a child support garnishment order, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled in vacating a $119,000 judgment.
Veterans’ benefits kept from garnishment calculation
Published: August 26, 2011
Tags: alimony, disability benefits, divorce, Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, garnishment, Social Security
Veterans’ disability benefits should not have been included in determining the amount that could be garnished from the income of a man who was delinquent in his alimony payments, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Retainer held by law firm can be garnished
Published: August 25, 2011
Tags: divorce, garnishment, retainer
State law allows the garnishment of the unearned portion of a retainer held by a law firm, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Law firm didn’t violate Fair Debt Act
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 1, 2010
Tags: debt collection, Fair Debt Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA, garnishment, Social Security
A law firm didn’t violate federal debt collection law when it garnished a bank account containing exempt Social Security funds in an attempt to collect a judgment, a U.S. magistrate judge in California has ruled in granting a dismissal.
Lawyer isn’t liable for garnishing exempt funds
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 14, 2010
Tags: debt collection, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, garnishment
A lawyer didn’t violate federal debt collection law when, in an effort to collect an unpaid credit card balance, he garnished a bank account that contained Social Security benefits, the 6th Circuit has ruled in reversing a $161,000 judgment.
Ex-wife can’t garnish husband’s wages for support payments
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: alimony, divorce, garnishment
An ex-wife was not entitled to a court order for a writ withholding alimony because the couple’s divorce agreement was contractual and not based on state law, a Texas appellate court has ruled.
Fewer bankruptcies in states that don’t seize wages
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: July 6, 2009
Tags: bankruptcy filings, garnishment
States that allow debt collectors to garnish consumers’ wages have sharply higher bankruptcy rates than neighboring states that prohibit or strictly limit the practice, according to an Associated Press analysis.
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