im going to small clams court can the judge order me to give me income tax return to my old landlord?

Answer 1

A judge can decide against you in the case and you would be ordered to pay whatever the judge decides (all or some of whatever the opposing party is asking for). That is called the decision or judgement of the court.

Now collecting that judgement is a completely different thing. They can't tell you how to pay it, only that the amount was granted to the other party. How and when you pay is up to you. if you agree to pay it in a specified timeframe, you must pay it within that period of time. But they can't tell you to turn over your tax return.

Answer 2

A judge can rule against you, and rule in favor of the other litigant. This will be a monetary amount. A judge will NEVER be specific about where the money will come from; your savings, checking, future earnings, wherever. If the only money you've got is your tax return, then it will be what you've got to pay them with. But don't be mistaken, where you get the money is your choice.

Answer 3

Maybe you mean REFUND instead of RETURN?

If you are being sued, and loose, the judge can order you to pay the other person money.

If you don't pay the other person, they can file papers to get your tax REFUND (and any other money they can find in you checking and savings accounts, etc.)

Unless your RETURN is evidence and you have it with you in court, the judge is not likely to ask you to show it to the other person.

Answer 4

If your old landlord received a Judgment against you the next step would be to garnish your wages. If you do not work then YES he can garnish your tax return.

I worked in the legal dept. of Ford Finance for several years and part of my job was to garnish wages, tax returns, bank accounts ect to collect our money.