We had been paying on a debt through the Collection Center in XXXX, Wyoming. We had been having automatic withdrawels out of my husbands bank account XXXX a month to pay on this debt. In XXXX of XX/XX/XXXX my husband had to have surgery so the payment in XXXX was the last XXXX we had made. We did call and was working with an agent at the collection center named XXXX who was working with us and understood our situation and new that just as soon as my husband went back to work we would continue paying this debt. Today we discovered my husbands bank account was XXXX. We called the bank and they informed us that the collection agency had garnished not only the checking but also the savings account. Which is double the amount of what we owe the collection agency to satisfy the debt. We called the collection agency and they informed us that because we had n't made a payment since XXXX they had put the garnishment against us. We have recieved no current court documentation regarding any garnishments or intent to garnish and also informed us that the agent we were working with had quit last month so they just took it upon themselves to file the garnishment which they said they used a judgement served upon us back in XX/XX/XXXX. My husband and myself feel that this has to be illegal somehow. We do n't understand, firstly how they can garnish his accounts based on a judgement from 8 years ago let alone garnish us in this matter after we have been faithful in payment up until my husbands surgery, and not to mention the fact that the bank account is now in overdraft for XXXX the amount owed, which they are denying but the bank statement we have clearly shows a negative balance for XXXX the amount. Please help us