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    Apr 30, 2009, 09:52 AM
    Bank Attachment
    My account was recently attached. What are the legal notifications when this event occurs and how much can be taken at one time?
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    Apr 30, 2009, 09:54 AM

    You already received whatever legal notification you are entitled to when the judgement was awarded. They can take whatevwer is in the account up to the balance of the judgement.
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    Apr 30, 2009, 10:22 AM
    What I received was a notice of a court date. So the collection agency does not have to notify me in advance of a garnishment. I did not receive any documentation from the courts.
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    Apr 30, 2009, 11:59 AM
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    What I received was a notice of a court date. So the collection agency does not have to notify me in advance of a garnishment. I did not receive any documentation from the courts.
    What you probably recevied was a summons notifying you of a suit and later notification of a hearing. If you did not show up for the hearing then a default judgement was probably entered against you. You may or may not have gotten notice of it.

    Once they got the judgement, the judgement holder can get a writ of attachment without notification. If they had to notify you first, that would give you time to clean out the account.
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    Apr 30, 2009, 12:46 PM

    You have to be notified about a court hearing for the judgement, Once they have a judgement they are not required in most places to notify you of a garnishment or attachment of your bank account, that is something most people just know once a judgement is issued.

    They may take as much as the court order allows, up to and including all of the money and even future money you put in.
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