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    Feb 16, 2010, 08:03 AM
    Can a state attach social security benefit payments
    Can the state of Maryland attach my social security benefits check or my veterans disability check for delinquent back taxes
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    Apr 21, 2010, 02:13 PM
    Not if the SS check and the VA benefits check are your only source of income and that income is required to maintain your standard of living above a set level.

    However, if these payments represent only a portion of your income stream, and Maryland can prove that fact to either the VA or the SSA, then the checks are fair game.
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