2007-10-26 07:20:33 · 10 answers · asked by PRETTYGIRL 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes & no. This is called garnishing your wages. However, they have to follow legal procedures. They must go to court & show that the monies are owed to them & that you have the resources to pay your other bills & still give them a specified amount of money each pay period. The court can then issue an order for your employer to do so. However, you must be served notice of their intentions first.
2007-10-26 07:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by bocamom62 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a collection agency sued you and got a judgment, and then garnished your check, yes, they can.
If the collection agency is threatening to do this without having followed that procedure, they are violating the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and may owe you some damages. Report violations to the Federal Trade Commission at their website.
2007-10-26 14:45:07 · answer #2 · answered by Toodeemo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes they can. They dont need your permission to get money that you legaly owe them. If that were the case, no one would ever get paid because all you would have to do is say no. But, they do need to get permission from the courts to do it. All they have to do is file a suit against you & get a judgement.
Unlike what someone else stated, this is actually done quite often. That is because they also make you pay the legal cost of having them do it. They are not going to say "oh well, its going to cost money to sue them, so we will just forget about it". That is total missinformation. I know someone who has been sued by a company for under $800.
2007-10-26 15:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by ricks 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not without a court of law finding in their favour. A summons notifying you of the court hearing would have had to be made available to you, notifying you of when and where it would take place.
2007-10-26 14:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by knoodelhed 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they cannot. They have to get a judgement against you in a court of law.
It is just a bill collector trying to scare you into paying.
2007-10-26 14:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by Spirish_1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope and they are not allowed to harass you or call you after asking them not to call you anymore....at your job that is. They can garnish their wages and 9 out of 10 they won't take you to court b/c it costs more to take you to court then probably what you owe them...
2007-10-26 14:29:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Only if your employer is ordered to by the court.
2007-10-26 14:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by C>/ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only if a garnishment was granted by the court.
2007-10-26 14:32:52 · answer #8 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If you or a court of law allows it.
2007-10-26 14:40:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
How can they? Do they have your bank information or did the court file a lein - need more details please.
FYI - the best thing to do is pay your damn bills.
2007-10-26 14:23:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋