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Sounds simply pay your bills

Date: Mon, 10/09/2006 - 11:02

Submitted by anonymous
on Mon, 10/09/2006 - 11:02

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Not so simple-you sign a contract to pay on time every month untill paid off you never intended for your business to lay off or sickness that eats through life savings and your money,or your parents something terriable goes wrong with their mind and you have to be caretaker,your son or daughter needs long term medical care and a what ever else can go wrong.The creditor sends letters to you explaining they can help just give them a call and it is alway's the same sorry pay us this amount and the interest mounts so when you are not able to pay any more they turn you over to a attorney for collections of the amount owed and then the attorney wants to sue you.The collection agency gets nasty with you and tells you what a low life you are and other things and then comes the sheriff with a paper wanting you to show up in court.The judge yells at you and says pay and you still don't know where the hell the money is coming from.So what do you do when the judge says pay ,can you request a payment plan that you can live with or do you tell the judge lock me up.


Has the judge already ordered a judgement against you? I believe the creditor once they get judgement can garnish your wages up to 25% of your take home pay, you could try to work out a payment arrangement. Sign up as a member and somebody will be in contact with you to discuss your situation.


lrhall41

Submitted by WHEREAMI? on Mon, 10/09/2006 - 11:06

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Have you gone to court yet? A judgement does NOT necesarily mean a garnishment. If this is a consumer debt then as long as you aren't in Texas, The Carolinas, or Pennsylvania they can garnish you exactly 25% of your disposable earnings..which is after taxes and any voluntary deductions, such as 401k, profit sharing, insurance. If you haven't gone to court yet, make sure you show up for your hearing. You will get a chance to plead your case. Make sure you have w2s and check stubs with you. Frequently they will make payment arrangements with you.

If right now you are just being threatened, try as hard as you can to make arrangements. You don't want to go to court. A lot of people don't really know the definition of judgement. Simply put, it's the court ordering you to pay your debt. It doesn't equal garnishment necessarily, or even usually. But..garnishment or no garnishment, a judgement is AWFUL on your credit report.


lrhall41

Submitted by finsfan13 on Mon, 10/09/2006 - 11:42

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