If I get direct deposit onto a Western Union prepaid Debit Card, can my wages still be garnished

if they are able to garnish them from the person paying out to your WU card, then yes.

If you're saying you have a garnishment order but you've shunted all your cash onto a WU card, then you've just made their lives very hard.

garnishment goes to the employer, not the deposit institution.


yes, they are going to get their money

The garnishment order is served on the employer, not the bank. The money will be garnished prior to the direct deposit transaction.

The answer to ur question is yes. The way that garnishment works is that the company or individual who is being paid files the appropriate paperwork with ur company. When ur company processes the payroll, the garnishment comes out & the remaining net pay would then be deposited onto ur Western Union Debit Card.

Now if u live in Texas, there is no wage garnishment, but they can deduct the money from a bank account, so if u choose the Western Union Debit Card, then u could be safe (http://forum.freeadvice.com/debt-collections-84/wage-garnishment-direct-deposit-texas-280054.html)