At this point, you probably owe the attorneys fees on top of the amount of the debt. The claim is not exactly “automatically” dropped if you pay...

Scam scam scam scam scam. Scam scam scam scam scam. You should report them to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau who may, if their budget...

Paying off home for parents, but they just filed for a bankruptcy. I dont want to screw things up, questions on strategy.

You need to talk to your parents, who are apparently not telling you a lot of things. and then to their lawyer. The communication in this family...

I am being sued by a collection agency in a state I haven't live in for three years, what do I do now?

Before I'd try to puzzle this out I'd want to know more. How do you know you are being sued in Indiana? If your name is misspelled how do you know...

Inquiring for my parents: Two properties tied up in a loan. They can not afford the payment. Can they declare bankruptcy?

Most weeks, this would be my most complicated case of the week. Definitely too complicated to try to answer by an email.

Judgement Debt Settlement??

If you have cash in hand then 50 cents on the dollar is often enough. I'm not sure why you'd want to talk to them, though, before you have the...

If your ex husband files for bankruptcy,p does he still have to pay alimony?

Yes, bankruptcy does NOT touch alimony or child support. He still has to pay those. If there's a property settlement as part of the divorce—if...

Can a company leagllay file another judgement after I have been exempt from the first?

Yes they can, your homestead exemption is $5000 lifetime. Lendmark can keep garnishing you until you use all that up. After that they can keep...

What can I do about a wage garnishment?

Congress in 2005 did change the bankruptcy law to make it harder and more expensive. They said they wanted to catch the people who were making too...

1. Employers will start garnishing as soon as they get their copy. 2. The court date—return date—in the right hand corner is the stop date. Then...