How much can governments take from victims of the Divorce Industry?
Wow, this sounds paranoid but it's a serious question. When NY garnishes 65% of net wages it becomes impossible to pay other obligations. In my case that has led to losing my apartment and living primarily on charity though I make a good salary. But with such an onerous burden tax payments slip as do other necessities. The support collections actions is reported everywhere do kiss credit good bye.
So all this I've whined about on the blog but now I've found a new tool of the government to get paid - the Levy. So after a seriously depleted paycheck and impassioned letters to the government agencies I owe including the IRS, ny scu and ny state, all of which have liens and collection actions, I find my puny bank account levied. The take to NY was about 400, the fee to Chase was 125 and now I'm told ny state will keep trying to levy.
All of my problems with the government are divorce related so the answer to my initial question is 'more than everything.'. How much can NY take? More than everything you have in divorce. Since no divorce related debt can be discharged in any legal proceeding except appeal these debts stick.
There is no reason that NY should have the right to force unrepresented citizens into collusive courtrooms against insider attorneys. There is no constitutional right that gives a state absolute power to remove all the assets of a citizen without due process. But they do it. And once it's done there 's truly no way out Financial life becomes hell and the wear and tear on your psyche is huge, especially when your government cleans out your tiny assets a few days before Hanukah or Christmas.
Welcome to the Socialist Republic of New York. Democracy is just a marketing slogan here, it means nothing.