Can the Department of Defense garnish my wages for an invalid debt?

Can the Department of Defense garnish my wages for an invalid debt?

I was honorably discharged from the Army before completing my original contract. I received my earned portion of my bonus but not the remaining portion which I did not earn. The Department of Defense/Department of Treasury are now claiming I owe $6,200.09 for my earned portion of my bonus. They are going to start garnishing my wages and have already taken my entire IRS tax return for this year. I am a singly mother who just started at my current employment making minimum wage. Can they do that? How can I prove that it is an invalid debt to get this stopped and to stop being harassed by them?

Asked on February 21, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Utah

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