West Virginia Code 51-9-14 – Moneys exempt from execution, etc.; unassignable and nontransferable; exception for certain domestic relations orders
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The moneys in the Judges' Retirement Fund, the right of any judge to participate in the pay and benefits of the retirement system and the right of any judge to a refund of payments or contributions made to the fund shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever except that the benefits or contributions under this system shall be subject to "qualified domestic relations orders" as that term is defined in Section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to governmental plans; and shall be unassignable and nontransferable.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 51-9-14
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Internal Revenue Code: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it has been amended. See West Virginia Code 51-9-1a
- system: means the Judges' Retirement System created and established by this article. See West Virginia Code 51-9-1a