We've got a free email course on the 53 ways a debt collector might break the law in a way that allows you to sue them. And when you sue them, you get to expose the fact that they can't prove the debt. (And that, too, is a violation by them.)
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A lot of people think they can't be garnished but they don't really know what that means.
They've seen videos or read information telling them that certain income sources, like social security benefits, can't be garnished by a debt collector, and they think that makes them safe.
An elementary school boy ate $194 worth of lunches at school in Lincoln. When his parents failed to pay the entire amount, the school district referred the rest, $53, to a private #debtcollectionagency that sued the boy’s parents.
The #Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would ban the practice of sending unpaid school meal debts to collection firms.
It's a nasty surprise, and it comes from the worst possible place: your boss.
When a debt collector garnishes wages, the first person they have to tell is not you—it's your employer. So the garnishment is almost always a surprise.
Even worse, many people who get their wages garnished don't even realize there's a court case against them.
Here's what you should do if you get a garnishment for a debt you didn't know about.
Omisha was just 10 months old when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She needed a liver transplant and several rounds of chemotherapy - the #NHS saved her life.
Omisha was born in 2019 in Britain, but because of her parents’ immigration status, she was charged £76,000 for her care. The hospital sent #DebtCollectors to chase her family for payment and reported the debt to the #HomeOffice who refused her mum a visa because of their NHS bill.
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