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What Is a Judgment?

Credit Corp

Quasi in rem: Quasi in rem judgments consider the legal rights of individuals and not necessarily all parties involved. That means judgment creditors can seek debt payment from more than your wages and bank accounts. This is known as wage garnishment. The Consumer Credit Protection Act caps these types of garnishments.

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Dealing with Debt Collectors

Debt Free Colorado

You have rights to help you gain control over your debt collection interactions. To learn more about pursuing your legal rights, contact your state’s local consumer agency. Because it is more limited than the federal FDCPA, the CFDCPA gives consumers stronger legal protection in several aspects.

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What Can I Keep if I File For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

Debt collectors have a legal right to pursue the collection of personal debt within the bounds of the law. In some cases, debt collectors may take legal action by filing a lawsuit against you to obtain a court judgment. Known as exempt assets, these are the things you may keep when you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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Domesticating and Enforcing Your Foreign Judgments With a Massachusetts Collections Attorney

Collections Law

Though it is their legal right, they can manipulate them to delay the debt payment process. Pre-judgment attachments such as bank attachments, real estate attachments and reach and apply attachments, to name but a few, are equally available even before you have a judgment. They are indicative of continuous banking changes.

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Can Stimulus Checks Be Garnished in California?

Direct Recovery

Like many other consumer-focused states, California has put a number of different protections in place that forbid debt collectors from garnishing those valuable stimulus checks. Let’s dive into the details and break down exactly what debt collectors can and cannot do right now. Watch Out for Those Bank Charges.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The rules also establish a fairer process for borrowers to raise a defense to repayment, while preserving the borrowers’ day in court by preventing institutions of higher education (institutions) from forcing students to sign away their legal rights using mandatory arbitration agreements and class-action waivers.