Social Security beneficiaries can have their benefits garnished if they have missed child support payments, have unpaid taxes ...

Federal law shields your Social Security benefits from being garnished by most creditors, but not all of them.

Social Security is a vital source of income for retirees, but even these checks might be subject to garnishment if you owe ...

While most creditors can't touch your Social Security checks, some debts can still reduce your monthly benefit.

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Q: The credit-card people sent garnishment papers to my work, and within two days, they took money out of our checking account and left us with $13. My husband is talking to a lawyer about possibly - ...