My husband evidently is facing a default judgement on a prior credit card (prior to our marriage) and my question is--Can they garnish our joint bank account--a bank account I had prior to our marriage & then added him on?

Unless he has his own separate bank account, I believe they can garnish your joint account. You could always speak to your bank or to the court about this, I'm sure one of them would answer the question.

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Originally Posted by TxWonderWoman

My husband evidently is facing a default judgement on a prior credit card (prior to our marriage) and my question is--Can they garnish our joint bank account--a bank account i had prior to our marriage & then added him on?

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What is held in joint names is by law 100% yours - and 100% his. You both own the entire account. Yes, if his name is on the account (and it is) they can move against it.

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Originally Posted by ArielR

Unless he has his own separate bank account, I believe they can garnish your joint account. You could always speak to your bank or to the court about this, I'm sure one of them would answer the question.

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His separate account would not enter into this - they can seize from as many accounts as they can find.