Morgan & Pottinger
Date: Mon, 08/22/2011 - 06:50
In order to levy your account, someone got a judgment against yo
In order to levy your account, someone got a judgment against you. Have you check the court dockets?
Very few garnishments can be affected without a court order. Th
Very few garnishments can be affected without a court order. Those are usually restricted to governmental agencies who have such authority based on specific legislative provisions.
If they obtained a court-order to garnish assets, you should have been served legal notice of that proceeding prior to trial, and been afforded your right to attend and offer your defense. So you might have an issue of improper notice of service, and thus grounds to have whatever court order was granted vacated.
YOu must find out what court ordered the authority, then go to the clerk of that court, and thoroughly review the records of that proceeding. Look particularly for their showing of notice of service upon you of the proceeding, which is a required administrative showing before trial. What are the legal requirements for service in your jurisdiction, and did they comply?