can anybody touch your 401k funds if sued or garnished?
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The amount of the QDRO (qualified domestic relations order) is determined by the court division of assets if it is included.  It could be none or all of the assets depending on the verdict.  Eek!  \n\nOther than that, I would ask an attorney about garnishment of wages or being sued.  I will say this...how do you think OJ has enough money to play golf?  NFL pension...
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You should always have a separate retirement fund besides your pension plan.  Many pensions are underfunded now because companies can borrow from them.  Go start a Roth IRA somewhere.  If it were me, I'd find a mutual fund with a very low expense ratio, and one that tracks a major index, like the Dow or the S&P 500.\n\nAs to whether you can sue - I'd take your question to your state's attorney general's office.  They will have a better knowledge of the rules in your state.
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I can't stand you people who are giving horrible advice. If you file suit against someone and they file bankruptcy, you are still able to collect. Judgments are non dischargeable when filing Bankruptcy. Any court order form of payments are nondischargeable. You get a judgment and record it with the clerk/state, it is vaild for 10 years and if the defendant receives any money or assets you can place a lien on them. Also, if you get a judgment you and your attorney can file a citation to discover assets to get your settlement. They will then need to sell any assets they own (up to a certain amount) to satisfy your judgment.\n\nDo not take the first amount the insurance company offers you. You can get more. Even without an attorney you need to ask for things other things like gas that was in your car, if you had new tires, they usually will pay the tax on a new car up to the value of your old car, the title and license. You can accept the check from you insuance company and then sue her and her insuance for reimbursement. Your insurance will put a lien on the amount you recover usually 2/3s of what they paid out. Don't give your insurance company any information that will incriminate you. You can tell them you are seeking counsel and will be intouch with them about it.\n\nIf you are moving out of state, you need to make sure that you are able to go back to the county that you are moving from because you need to file suit in either the county you lived when this happened, county it happened in or the county that she live in. (assuming they are all different)
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Yes, you can have multiple paychecks garnished if they have a judgement against you.  You should hurry up with the filing of your bankruptcy case so you don't keep wasting money paying on a judgement that will likely be eliminated in bankruptcy.
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just so you know, attorneys are notorious for not refunding your deposit after being fired... if have clearly documented exactly how much time you have spent with your attorney, and it clearly doesn't eat up all of your deposit, you can probably get some of it back if you file a complaint.\n\nand the answer to your question is yes.\n\nbut alimony, in general, in my opinion, is "dirty money".  unless he coerced you to stay home to cook and clean, of course, then he deserves to pay every cent.
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I don't know the laws but I went to see an elder-care lawyer and he was very helpful. He explained that what you always hear is not always true. He can truly help in conserving your parents assets.
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In most cases they will sell your account to a collection agency, who will hound you for the money owed. There are statue of limitations in every state for collecting bad debts. Some times you can be sued and a judgment will be placed in your credit file and a garnishment can be executed on your wages till all is paid.
652277
You have to sue the person that owes you the money.  After you win the case, then you can try to collect it from them.  It cannot be done over the internet.
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Yes they can.  They check to make sure that you're not overdrawn and owe them more money.
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Yes, if you have bills that are not paid, and they go to court and win a judgement, the court can allow an garnishment of your pay check, and an attachment of any money you have in any bank accounts.
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In the USA, highly unlikely that any retailer would spend the money to hire a lawyer to collect a debt unless you owed them tens upon tens of thousands of dollars. Most creditors hire collection agencies to negotiate debt repayment terms. But if it ever does go that far, then yes, you may possibly have your wages garnished.
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It can be garnished for child support, taxes, or other FEDERAL obligations.  It cannot be garnished to pay creditors (Sec 212, US SSA Act)
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Yeah, these people are right.  If the money has been paid to family court already, it will stay on your account and go towards any future balance.\n\nIf they garnished your income tax check, though, you will receive a refund.  It may take several weeks.  But not if it is part of a regular paycheck garnishment.
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Seek legal advice - you could take a few dollars off them
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If it was in your contract, they can. They do have to follow UCC Codes. They have to get the judgement and a court order allowing them to garnish wages and/or bank accounts. If the account is in a joint name, say you and your parent or spouse then it is more difficult to get an order to have it garnishment.\n\nGood luck,\n\nDo a search on UCC Codes and if all else fails and you are in serious finacial trouble you may opt for filing bankruptcy.
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You have to have a written contract to be able to garnishee his wages. it would be of benefit to have a lawyer and you may be better to launch a civil suit.\n\nv. to obtain a court order directing a party holding funds (such as a bank) or about to pay wages (such as an employer) to an alleged debtor to set that money aside until the court determines (decides) how much the debtor owes to the creditor. Garnishing funds is also a warning to the party holding the funds (garnishee) not to pay them, and to inform the court as to how much money is being held. If the garnishee (such as a bank or employer) should mistakenly give the money to the account owner or employee, the garnishee will be liable to pay the creditor what he/she/it has coming. Garnishing wages is a typical means used to collect late child support and alimony payments or money judgments. Often the order will be to pay installment payments to the sheriff until the debt is collected. Then the sheriff pays the whole amount or payments to the person to whom the money is owed.
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Danny, have you talked to your trustee about this. If they were to be making the payments, if I were you I would be asking where did the money go to. I would contact a lawyer. I would think you would have some kind of re-course. Good luck to you.