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Best Answer: Social Security benefits are normally considered judgment proof. Which means they can not be garnished (taken) You can still sue them but if the person who owes you money only receives income from social security then you can not collect from them. The lawsuit will remain on record however and if social security benefits stop and/or there is another source of income.
It looks like one of Michael Jackson's former lawyers is suing his probate estate for $3 million. It will interesting to find out if this attorney actually knows how to sue a probate estate.Unlike a living person who can be sued quite easily, a claim must be filed with a probate estate before it is sued if the basis for the claim is the decedent (i.e. the person who died) owes a debt to the person suing.This isn't true if the claim is the estate itself owes a debt (e.g. the executor breached a contract.).nlike a living person who can be sued quite easily, a claim must be filed with a probate estate before it is sued if the basis for the claim is the decedent (i.e. the person who died) owes a debt to the person suing.