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Bank accounts solely for government benefits Federal law ensures that creditors cannot touch certain federal benefits, such as Social Security funds and veterans' benefits.

In other words, if you owe money to a person or company, they can obtain a court order directing your bank/credit union to take money out of your account to pay off your debt. If this happens, you cannot use that money in your account.

In most cases, you have protections from garnishment if the funds in your account include one or more of the following benefit payments: ? Social Security benefits ? Supplemental Security Income benefits ? Veterans' benefits ? Railroad retirement benefits ? Railroad Unemployment Insurance benefits ? Civil Service ...

Wage Garnishment in Oregon? To garnish your wages in Oregon, the debt collector has to have a judgment. They can then send a writ of garnishment to your employer. Your payroll department has to fill out paperwork to tell them how often you get paid and the date of your next pay day.

Under Oregon Garnishment Laws, the amount they can take is usually limited to 25% of your net pay. We handle situations like this every day. They can't take your entire paycheck and they may have to give back some of the money they took from your account.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Bring the completed original garnishment, appropriate number of copies and fees to Court for issuance. The Clerk will issue the garnishment, you will pay to Court the issuance fee and then you take the garnishment to Sheriff, private process server or Post Office for delivery of the garnishment.