you got garnished

i got paid last friday, and was about to pay my mortgage when i noticed that i didn't have as much money as i should in my account. when i looked more closely at my check, i noticed there was an after taxes entry labeled garnishment amounting to 25% of my take home.

my first thought was, "shit, that family i abandoned in tucson has tracked me down to collect the alimony i owe." My second was, "i took my tea party affiliation a little too seriously last year." But before i grabbed my bible and my guns and headed off into the woods, i checked with hr.

all i could find out on friday was that there was a judgement against me in excess of $1800 and it was in the "64th" district that the judgement was rendered. well, 64a is ionia, and they had no record of me in their system. Neither did 64b, montcalm. when i got home, i found a letter from sears holdings letting me know the attorney representing the plaintiff's name. this implied to me a civil suit, like maybe small claims, for which i obviously didn't show up, thus losing the case. this, to the best of my knowledge, didn't happen. but, with all the times i've moved and my lax attitude towards responsibility, who knows?

i finally got a call from hr on wednesday. apparently somebody entered the wrong last number in the actual defendant's social security number and somehow nobody caught on until i lost out on hundreds of dollars for a couple of weeks. i might be able to get it back on the next check, but it sure sucks to short until then.

i love being alive.