Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Texas

Wage Account

We have a bank account that only has wages direct deposited into it; is designating that bank account as a Wage Account adequate protection from a creditor putting a levy against it? Also, what is the correct way to get the bank to designate it as a Wage Account?


Asked on 11/09/07, 4:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
James Grissom Law Office of James P. Grissom

Re: Wage Account

Once the funds hit the bank account, it's only money and can be garnished. The wage account at the employer's cannot be garnished.

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Answered on 11/09/07, 5:04 pm


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