Who can Garnish my Stimulus Check?
As the saying goes, "Follow the money". The money in question here is your government stimulus check. #stimuluscheck Think of this as a video game, with the player (you) trying to get home with hard dollars in your hand. Along the way there are several times others will attempt to get those dollars from you, leaving you empty handed by the time you get home. Understanding this problem requires looking closely at a couple of different areas - tax law and Texas garnishment law. Without getting to technical, here is a quick summary: Normally, any government issued dollars are subject to offset by the IRS to pay off a government obligation. The most common is are an IRS debt and a federally insured student loan. The IRS would take any refund earned and apply to those obligations. The current Presidential Order prevents the IRS from making those offsets, at least until August. As with all things there are exceptions. The main exception at this time is a child support oblig...
