I wrote an eBook called "So You've Been Sued," which answers many of your questions. I will be happy to send you a copy of it if you leave your...

Getting a court judgment is usually the easy part of debt collection. Actually getting the money from a debtor is often nearly impossible. Do you...

Sure, you can "list" your non-filing spouse's debts in your Chapter 7 bankruptcy. While the creditors of the non-filing spouse can still sue to...

If asking your mortgage company to audit your account isn't successful, you might have better luck asking the agency which regulates the mortgage...

In addition to the answers provided by my esteemed colleagues, you should understand that libel is generally an "intentional tort," something you...

The thing is, you can always file. The creditors can always object to you receiving a discharge. The bankruptcy judge will allow both sides to...

Both filing and the discharge negatively affect your credit...but not nearly as much as late payments and high credit utilization do. Hope this...

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The courts are open to everyone, and anyone can sue. That doesn't mean everyone who sues wins; even winners seldom collect. Have you filed a claim...

What do you have in writing? The old saying that is still true - "an oral agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on." Hope this perspective...