What to do if we had a business and there is a collection agency that sent a garnishment for our daughter whom they say worked for us?
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What to do if we had a business and there is a collection agency that sent a garnishment for our daughter whom they say worked for us?
They sent papers for us to fill out. I filled them out and sent back. Now they are saying we didn’t. I told them that my husband had a stroke and the business hadn’t been open for over a year and that our daughter hadn’t worked for us. Now my husband thinks they can sue us for her debt. There is a court order compelling garnishee to answer garnishment interrogatories. We need to know what we need to do.
Asked on February 5, 2014 under Business Law, Missouri
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Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
A court may order a garnishment to help a successful plaintiff collect money damages from a defendant. A garnishment order instructs a third-party who owes money to the defendant to pay some or all of that money to the plaintiff instead of the the defendant. This third party is called a "garnishee.
If your daughter no longer works for you and never did, you simply answer the questions the best you can.
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