No. You cannot be fired unless your earnings have been withheld before for a different court judgment (i.e. one not related to your current job earnings). If this is the first judgment for which your wages will be withheld and your employer fires you because of this, the California Labor Commissioner, listed in the phone book of larger cities, can help you get your job back.
A Collection Agency who "owns your debt", or one who is acting in collaboration with the debt holder may seek a remedy in the courts. If you lose the case, the court has the power to garnishee your wages until the debt is paid. The determination to garnish, and the amount of the garnishment depends a lot on your overall income and net income (gross income minus legimate expenses).
Unemployment can be garnished only for child or spousal support. Child support cannot be garnished.
This depends on the State law.
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Not by a judgment creditor. They are subject to garnishment for child support, federal tax arrearages and in some cases spousal maintenance (alimony).
They sure can in Michigan if it is a court ordered child support payment.
only child support. Spousal support is taxable income.
Child support can be garnished from RSDI payments (but not SSI).
Spousal support payments would not be deductible on your income tax return. Only Alimony payments would be deductible on your 1040 income tax return.
Yes, as can spousal support and federal tax arrears.
Monthly child support payments can be garnished from retirement.
Social Security benefits can never be garnished. Unless the judgment is for child or spousal support, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation awards, relocation benefits or disability or health insurance benefits cannot be garnished. Garnishing payments made from a retirement plan is also very difficult.
No. However, if goods or real estate is recieved in lieu of spousal support, and the recipient then sells it, the recipient would then be responsible for any tax burden for the sale. Monetary spousal support payments recieved are not considered taxable income.