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#1908075 - 03/24/14 06:57 PM Can Unemployment Benifits be Garnished?
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Can Unemployment benefits be garnished? Are they limited to 25%?
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#1908090 - 03/24/14 07:13 PM Re: Can Unemployment Benifits be Garnished? OnTheEdge
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26-2-111. Additional exemptions - Certain benefit payments - Awards - Tools of trade - Health care aids - Child support obligations.












In addition to the property exempt under � 26-2-103, the following shall be exempt from execution, seizure or attachment in the hands or possession of any person who is a bona fide citizen permanently residing in Tennessee:







(1) The debtor's right to receive:



(A) A social security benefit, unemployment compensation, a Families First program benefit or a local public assistance benefit;



(B) A veterans' benefit;





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