Is there any help for student loan debt?

If you are in default on a federal student loan you may be able to "rehabilitate" the loan to get out of default. Once you are out of default you...

Can someone be arrested for student loan debt?

No; defaulting on a student loan is not a crime. (If it were there would be millions of people in jail.) If one or more of the loans were private...

How do I avoid becoming responsible for my fiancees student loans when we get married?

A marriage creates a "marital community" which is responsible for payment of debts of both spouses. When one spouse has a debt from before the...

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Which is better Bankruptcy or debt settlement?

If you filed a chapter 7 case 4 years ago, you would have to wait another 4 years to file another one. You don't indicate what kind of debt you...

Retirement income is generally "exempt" which means that creditors cannot get that income, unless the funds are paid out to the recipient and...

Can I go to jail for not paying a debt if the company is going to be suing me?

Defaulting on a debt is not a crime. There are no debtors prisons in this country. You may be sued and your credit rating will take a hit, but...

Debt collectors typically send letters which are known as "dunning letters" these letters basically demand that a consumer debtor pay an...

What are my legal options for getting my money back in this situation?

"Investment" is not lending, there is no guarantee that the money "invested" is going to be returned. If you think you were the victim of a...

Without a written agreement, a claim for "money lent" is subject to a 2-year statute of limitations (Code of Civil Procedure Section 339). The...

Birth mother keeps getting bills & credit card in my name & ssn since I was 18?

I think that the concept of "pressing charges" is misleading. Only a district attorney can bring criminal charges against a person who is accused...