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Can a collection department take your IRS tax refund or freeze your checking account if they have a 20-year judgment against you from a car repossession in Florida?

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I judgment creditor with a valid judgment MIGHT be able to get a lien on your tax refund. But they would have to take the necessary legal steps to make sure the judgmenst is still valid and obtain the necessary paperwork to serve on you and the IRSs.

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