I just found out that there is a lien against my bank account for child support. How can this be? I am the primary account holder on this account. The person that owes childsuport is just on the account. Will the lien be raised from my account.

George_1950

Possibly; the answer will depend on the law of your state, and whether because of joint ownership the funds can be claimed by a creditor of either owner. I would expect that you will have an opportunity to show what funds in the account are yours; this would be in court. In the meantime, stop all further automatic deposits and withdrawals until you get matters cleared up. In fact, I would bank somewhere else.

Fr_Chuck

If the other person is on the account in most states all you have to do is prove which of the funds in that account is your funds and which funds in the account belong to the other person. So as noted, don't deposit any more money, don't write anymore checks or withdraws ( these will all bounce for now adding bank charges) If you can show that it is your money not theirs, in most states that should free up your part of the money