You may have received interrogatories in the mail from a debt collector in your debt collection lawsuit. Now you’re wondering, “What are interrogatories? How do I respond to interrogatories? Can I send my own interrogatories?” If you are asking these questions, you’ve come to the right place. This post will answer these questions and teach
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Once a debt collector sues you it can feel overwhelming because their lawyer knows what to do next and you do not. But we have you covered with this guide on one way that you can beat your debt collector, and that’s with interrogatories. What are interrogatories? Simply, interrogatories are written questions sent by one
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What should you do if you receive a summons for your credit card debt? Keep reading this guide for all the answers. The first thing you want to do is figure out if you actually owe the debt. Ask yourself questions like: After answering these questions, you’ll want to make a strategy for how to
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One of the best ways to get rid of a debt collector forever is to negotiate a payment plan. But how do you do that? With whom should you talk? I’m going to teach you a trick I’ve learned during my years of negotiating with debt collectors: talk to the lawyer that filed the lawsuit.
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You’ve been hounded by debt collectors and then one sues you. It all starts when a process server shows up at your door with a dreaded summons. You don’t really know what to do at this point, and you start to wonder if the debt collector will allow you to negotiate a payment plan. You
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If a debt collector sues you and you have to go to court, you’re going to need supplies. The lawyer you will go up against has an office stocked with supplies and tools that will help him or her look professional and that he or she will use to present the debt collector’s case in
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The most common mistake people make when being sued by a debt collector is not taking into account the possibility of having to pay attorney fees. This post will teach you what attorney fees are, when you might be liable for attorney fees, how attorney fees can affect a debt collection case, and how to
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If you have a small debt, let’s say something like $50 or $60, but you didn’t pay it, is that something you should worry about? Can a debt collector actually come after you for that? Should you pay it now before a debt collector contacts you? We’re going to answer these questions for you, so
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If you are contacted by a third-party debt collector (a company or person who is trying to collect a debt on behalf of the original creditor), you need to make sure that you request the debt collector validate the debt. Debt collectors are governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a Federal law that
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Some people may think that only poor people get hounded by debt collectors but this isn’t true! Debt collectors can come after anyone. This is especially true because debt collectors don’t always work off of correct information, particularly if the debt collector is a junk debt buyer, rather than the original creditor (a junk debtor
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