Garnishiment notice based on tax refund

[Tornado]

I have been unemployed since 2009. I made as many payments on my credit card debt as I could but that ended September 2009 when I ran out of savings. My unemployment benefit soon ended too. My mom who lives with me because neither of us could afford to live on our own . At about the same time my mother was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. She went through 2 rounds of chemotherapy. She is doing somewhat well but still has doctors appointments and tests. By mid-summer in 2012I had a psychotic break and went through several hospitalizations. I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder, Major Depression Recurrent, PTSD and Anxiety Disorder. In late 2012 I started receiving SSDI then recently regular Social Security. Because I did not file income taxes because I had no income except the Social Security ( about $11,000) I started receiving phone calls at all times of the day and was taken to court twice for different credit issues. Yesterday I received a legal looking document which indicated that they were going to garnishee my income tax refunds.I don't have income except Social Security. Can they do that.Am I going to jail? How should I respond?

 

[army judge]

I have been unemployed since 2009. I made as many payments on my credit card debt as I could but that ended September 2009 when I ran out of savings. My unemployment benefit soon ended too. My mom who lives with me because neither of us could afford to live on our own . At about the same time my mother was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. She went through 2 rounds of chemotherapy. She is doing somewhat well but still has doctors appointments and tests. By mid-summer in 2012I had a psychotic break and went through several hospitalizations. I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder, Major Depression Recurrent, PTSD and Anxiety Disorder. In late 2012 I started receiving SSDI then recently regular Social Security. Because I did not file income taxes because I had no income except the Social Security ( about $11,000) I started receiving phone calls at all times of the day and was taken to court twice for different credit issues. Yesterday I received a legal looking document which indicated that they were going to garnishee my income tax refunds.I don't have income except Social Security. Can they do that.Am I going to jail? How should I respond?

First check with the court and see if what appears to be authentic is indeed, authentic.

Generally SSDI benefits are exempt from attachments, with a few exceptions.
Read the information on the links.
Much wiull be revealed to you as you inform yourself.

Here is what social security says about attaching SSDI benefits:

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Soci...Eligible-for-the-Federal-Payment-Levy-Program

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-t-miller/social-security-checks_b_2315435.html

http://info.legalzoom.com/can-social-security-disability-attached-divorce-26914.html

http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/page1-18.html

http://www.disabilitylawyers.com/re...n-my-creditors-attach-my-social-security-bene

http://www.socaladvocates.com/Bankr...-My-Social-Secuirty-or-SSI-Be-Garnished-.aspx