When Debt Collectors Come Calling: Protecting Child Support Funds in Bank Accounts The relationship between debt collectors and bank accounts is complex, especially when child support payments are involved.
A recent trend suggests that debt collectors are increasingly targeting consumers' bank accounts for unpaid debts. But what happens when those accounts also contain child support funds?
The laws governing these situations vary by state, but the stakes are high. Child support payments are often assumed to be automatically exempt from bank levies, but this assumption is often incorrect.