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FDCPA and Bill Collectors: How To Make Them Stop Harassing You

2017-01-20T00:06:01-05:00

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (or FDCPA) requires certain proper behavior for debt collectors and debt buyers. You are not supposed to be harassed over your debt. How many times a day does that bill collector call you?  Once, three, five, over ten times a day? Have you stopped answering the phone at all because they won't leave you alone? Debt collector laws most often appear in my practice after the filing of a bankruptcy. [...]

FDCPA and Bill Collectors: How To Make Them Stop Harassing You2017-01-20T00:06:01-05:00

Can I Go to Jail If I Don’t Pay My Debts?

2017-01-20T00:06:01-05:00

Many people think they can go to jail (debtor's prison) for not paying their debts. This is not true. It is your right to ignore a lawsuit, if you want to – up to a certain point. I don’t think that is a very good strategy, but it is your right. If for whatever reason you don’t want to fight a lawsuit against you, it can be ignored. But a judgment will likely be entered [...]

Can I Go to Jail If I Don’t Pay My Debts?2017-01-20T00:06:01-05:00