To clarify my last question...is military retirement pay immune from civil judgment?
A sailor with only 6 weeks left before retiring from a 20 year tour of duty admitted in open court that he had "borrowed" $110,000.00 from his grandmother without her knowledge. Criminal charges were not pursued because grandma, despite his theft from her, loved her grandson and didn't want to hurt him. The Court then issued a civil judgment against him and he promised to start repaying her from his military retirement pay just as soon as he retired. He's never repaid a cent and the VA tells me his retirement pay is untouchable but cannot, or will not, tell me any law that makes it so. Thanks to all of you who answered my first question but none, really answered it....what LAW makes all of this so??
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- If the Grandmother never pursued him,then the answer will be NO.
- Military pay is not immune once it lands in his bank account anymore than pensions are immune. What is immune is to put a lean on these funds within their system, but once in the hands of the person's private accounts it is fair game. It is similar in a way that the military can't tell you how to spend your retirement money. You can buy a hit new car with it or give it away.
- Bill O'Reilly will save the U.S.A. Long live Bill (ACLU has A.I.D.S)
- There is no law that makes his retirement immune from civil judgment, but the federal government will only "garnish" his retirement pay in a few cases, such as payment to an ex-wife eligible for payment. or repayment of federal debts.
