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Protecting Your Assets from Creditors
New Laws Protect Public Benefits from Bank Account Garnishments New state and federal laws protect two months of public benefits, such as Social Security, Veterans Benefits and other public benefits from bank account garnishments. Read more here.
By: Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
Are You Afraid Creditors Will Garnish Your Bank Account? Information about income sources that you may be able to protect from garnishment by creditors and what to do about it.
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Challenge to Garnishment Forms
(Separate Website)
A link to the Oregon Department of Justice page with various Challenge to Garnishment forms.
By: Oregon Department of Justice
Filing a Challenge to Garnishment and Exempt Wages, Money, & Property
Instructions on how to use a Challenge to Garnishment and a list of wages, funds, and property that are exempt from collection in Oregon.
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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How to Protect Your Assets from Creditors in Oregon If you owe money to a creditor, who is trying to collect the debt by taking your property or money, some of your assets are protected by law.
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How to Tell a Financial Institution that You Have Deposits Protected from Garnishment Information about funds not subject to garnishment and instructions for how to tell a financial institution that you have deposits that are protected from garnishment. A sample affidavit for notifying financial institutions about these funds is attached.
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