I’ve been contacted by a company calling themselves Central Mediation Services out NY

As a general rule, any communication from a "debt collector" should be viewed with suspicion, unless you have received a dunning letter AND can...

Can I put a lien on a car that I sold to a friend?

You would need to sue your friend in Small Claims court, get a judgment for the amount that is owed. When you have a judgment, you can use that to...

Can I sue a collection agency/attorney?

If you were sued but were not served with the summons and did not have any type of notice of the lawsuit until after it became a judgment, it is...

Using a bank account that was opened by another person, which does not list you as a signatory on the account, may be considered identity theft or...

Can i sue my ex husband for an auto loan?

In your shoes, I would want to determine who was sued in the case and whether the judgment is against both you and your ex, or only your ex...

Can debt collectors see when you buy a car?

Debt collectors may use your credit reports, public records databases, social media, and various other sources of information to determine where a...

Can I retrieve funds from and account of a family member that is locked by the IRS?

You do not have priority, as a creditor, over the federal government or any other creditor. He may want discuss his tax debt with a tax attorney...

Contact a debt collection defense attorney in your area. You need to litigate this case and raise various affirmative defenses, including fraud.

Can I take my exhusband off the carloan?

No -- the only way for him to be "off the loan" is if you were to be approved for a loan that would pay off the existing loan.

If you have a court judgment, you can charge 10 per cent interest on the judgment. Once a year you would calculate 10 per cent of the unpaid...