yes.
There are limits to how much of your disability income can be used, like there are limits on just about any type of income that can be seized, but it is available to creditors. It may be garnished too.
And of course, if you have assets, (house/car/stocks/savings, etc) those may be taken to pay creditors too.
No
Depends on the type of disability payments you receive. I do not have to pay taxes on my military disability, it is tax free.
NO.
If your disability payments are through the VA then they are tax free and are not considered taxable income.
In most cases, people who receive benefits from disability insurance will not be required to owe any taxes on that money. However, there are some cases when people with certain income levels will be required to pay taxes on disability insurance income. If a person has disability income and earns a salary that is greater than $25,000 and less than $34,000, then he or she will have to pay taxes on 85% of all disability income received in the past year. If a person earns more than $34,000, then he or she will have to pay taxes on a greater portion of the disability income.
It depends on how much your AGI is. Most people on disability only have that as their income so they pay no tax. If you also have a pension, there is a good likelihood that you will have to pay tax on it.
IF you paid the premiums with before income tax funds for this private disability insurance the amounts that you receive is NOT taxable income to you.
No Veterans service connected disability pay is not reported on your income tax return. You do receive a 1099 information form from the VA for the amount of your disability pay that youu receive during the year.
Some Social Security Disability beneficiaries have to pay federal income taxes on their Social Security Disability benefits, while others do not.
California state disability pays 55% of your income up to $987 per week in 2010.
No. No income due and payable to you is exempt from a court judgement.
You can get the answers at 4socialsecuritydisability.com. Their answer is that your disability benefits might be taxable IF you, or you and your spouse if filing jointly, have enough income to require paying taxes.