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greeneyes36
Feb 23, 2008, 06:15 PM
Can I garnish someone's income tax if I have a garnishment judgement?

George_1950
Feb 23, 2008, 06:27 PM
Ordinarily, a garnishment is filed against a bank or employer. You would have to file your garnishment against the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS; I have never heard of this being done; and they may be exempt from garnishment.

s_cianci
Feb 23, 2008, 06:36 PM
I'm not sure. Generally only government agencies can garnish one's income tax refund to satisfy a judgement.

MOWERMAN2468
Feb 23, 2008, 06:56 PM
I do not know of any way someone else can get someone else's tax refund unless it is to attempt to catch up on back child support. And if that is the case, then the guy, or gal should have been paying the support all along and then they wouldn't have to worry about it at all.

Fr_Chuck
Feb 23, 2008, 08:46 PM
Yes you may, here is some info ( from the court in Mich with thire forms)

http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/courtforms/garnishment/mc52.pdf

s_cianci
Feb 24, 2008, 06:09 AM
MOWERMAN2468 agrees: this could be, but an individual can obtain back child support through tax refunds.Yes, courtesy of the government agency that handles child support collections and distributions for the particular state.