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    Default Can SSI Disability Be Garnished After a Judgement

    My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: Michigan

    My parents are suing me, yes my parents, for money they loaned me back in '06. I verbally agreed to re-pay them based on my job at the time, now I've lost my job and now collect SSI Disability Insurance. I've tried to contact them to settle this to re-pay them back gradually, but we've been feuding for some time and we've been ignoring each other until they filed a civil suit against me. What are the ramifications if I decide to avoid this suit and not show for the court date, can charges outside a civil suit be filed? Will my SSI be garnished? I know verbal agreements are binding, but tough to prove in court because of selective memory and the he said she said scenario, but I plan on to pay them back and quite shocked that they went this route before talking with me, which they haven't. Thank you.

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    Default Re: Can SSI Disability Be Garnished After a Judgement

    If you fail to appear and defend a default judgment will be entered against you.

    They cannot garnish your SSI for this type of debt, but they could potentially go after bank accounts into which your SSI is deposited - that would put you in the position of having to petition the court to release or return the money based upon its being from an exempt souorce.

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