Uniform Law Commission Moves Toward A New Statute Governing Garnishment Of Bank Deposit Accounts

LexisNexis (December 20, 2017, 10:51 AM EST) -- Every state gives creditors a post-judgment right to garnish a debtor's funds in a bank account. Federal law protects certain federal benefit payments from bank garnishment, but beyond that the states vary considerably in the protections they provide. Generally, the state protections are quite limited....