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Can checking accounts be garnished for unpaid debts in Florida?

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In the majority of US states most bank accounts even those that are joint can be levied by a judgment creditor.

The determining factor is how the account is established under the existing state laws.

Joint marital accounts in states that are held in Tenancy By The Entirety cannot be levied when only one spouse is the debtor.

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