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If we turn our motor home back to the bank because we can not pay for it, and they turn the account over to a collection agency, can they garnish my husband's retirement check or our Social Security checks?

Submitted: 390 days and 8 hours ago.

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Lufkin, Texas

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We have tried to sell the motor home without success. We are senior citizens on a fixed income now.

Posted by Shelley 390 days and 8 hours ago.

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They can garnish his retirement check but not the social security checks.

390 days and 7 hours ago.

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I failed to say that he gets a disibility check from the government as well as a small retirement check. He was in the service for 22 years. Could they both be garnished>\?

Edited by XXXXXXXXX on 10/29/2008 at 1:09 AM

Posted by Shelley 390 days and 7 hours ago.

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Disability is exempt from granishment but retirement checks can be garnished.

390 days and 7 hours ago.

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My husband said that I should have told you, military retirement and military disability checks if that makes a differance

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Government money, retirement and disability, from the military is protected from garnishment.

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If we turn our motor home back to the bank because we can not pay for it, and they turn the account over to a collection agency, can they garnish my husband's retirement check or our Social Security checks?

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Lufkin, Texas

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We have tried to sell the motor home without success. We are senior citizens on a fixed income now.

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They can garnish his retirement check but not the social security checks.

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I failed to say that he gets a disibility check from the government as well as a small retirement check. He was in the service for 22 years. Could they both be garnished>\?

Edited by XXXXXXXXX on 10/29/2008 at 1:09 AM

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Disability is exempt from granishment but retirement checks can be garnished.

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My husband said that I should have told you, military retirement and military disability checks if that makes a differance

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Government money, retirement and disability, from the military is protected from garnishment.

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If we turn our motor home back to the bank because we can not pay for it, and they turn the account over to a collection agency, can they garnish my husband's retirement check or our Social Security checks?

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Lufkin, Texas Already Tried: We have tried to sell the motor home without success. We are senior citizens on a fixed income now.

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They can garnish his retirement check but not the social security checks.

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I failed to say that he gets a disibility check from the government as well as a small retirement check. He was in the service for 22 years. Could they both be garnished>\?Edited by XXXXXXXXX on 10/29/2008 at 1:09 AM

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Disability is exempt from granishment but retirement checks can be garnished.

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My husband said that I should have told you, military retirement and military disability checks if that makes a differance

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Government money, retirement and disability, from the military is protected from garnishment.

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Lufkin, Texas

Already Tried:
We have tried to sell the motor home without success. We are senior citizens on a fixed income now.

I failed to say that he gets a disibility check from the government as well as a small retirement check. He was in the service for 22 years. Could they both be garnished>\?

Edited by XXXXXXXXX on 10/29/2008 at 1:09 AM