Garnishment and gifts

Question Details: My mother in law's checking account (and wages, while she was employed) are garnished. She is now receiving SS Disability. She has a car worth $11,000, paid in full. She can no longer drive, however, and wants to give it to us. Can she legally gift it to us even though a car worth more than $4500 can be garnished as property? She has several debtors and her debt totals around $25,000-$30,000 (ugh!). We do not want to take it on and then find later that her creditors can take it from us. Thank you.

Asked 11/6/2009 under Wills, Trusts, Probate | 167 View(s) | More Legal Topics