Social Security is protected from most debt collectors, but that doesn't always extend to the bank account it's in.

A debt collector may be able to freeze your bank account, but if it's a joint account, the rules get complicated.

Joint owners or beneficiaries of the deceased person's account can work with the bank directly to access the funds. If the account becomes part of the owner's estate, the legally designated executor ...

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