Except for very limited exceptions, retirement, disability, death benefits, annuity payments, and member account refunds you or your beneficiary(ies) receive are not subject to garnishment
A court order to an employer or other entity to withhold all or part of an employee's wages or benefits and to send the money to the court or to a person who has won a lawsuit against the employee. There are many similar concepts, including attachment, assignment, tax levy, and court-ordered withholding.. The most
common exceptions are (1) an IRS tax levy and (2) a child or spousal support order.
Upon receiving an IRS tax levy, PERS will withhold a specified amount from the benefit payments and send it to the IRS.
When PERS receives a notice of a support obligation, it first determines if the order complies with the statutory exception; if it does, PERS withholds the amount specified in the notice and sends that amount as directed in the order.
If the amount of your benefit payments is less than the amount PERS needs to fully comply with the order, PERS will withhold the maximum amount allowed by law.