Many debt settlement companies also tend to underplay the likelihood of
your creditors taking legal action against you prior to finishing the debt settlement process.
This communication will reduce the chances of
creditors taking legal action against you to recover the money.
Furthermore, many
creditors take legal action against people trying to settle with these types of companies, so they are also left with expensive and damaging judgments.
Not exact matches
The
creditor has to
take legal action directly
against the debtor which
takes a lot longer.
The
legal term for this is «stay», meaning the
creditors must «stay away» from
taking legal action against you.
Creditors can no longer harass you or
take legal action against you to collect on your debt.
While
creditors only have two years to
take legal action against you when your account falls into default, they can continue other collection activity for years.
It also puts an end to harassing calls from
creditors and any
legal action taken against you like a wage garnishment.
If they do not comply you can always
take legal actions against the bureau and request an economic repair of the damage they caused you due to submitting wrongful information to
creditors.
The majority of your
creditors and lenders can not
take any
legal action against you.
The moment a bankruptcy is fled, an automatic stay stops your
creditors from
taking legal action against you.
However, legitimate debt relief companies like Freedom Debt Relief offer third party
legal representation options in case a
creditor attempts to
take legal action against you.
You may want to consult an attorney to determine
legal action to
take against creditors, credit bureaus, and / or debt collectors if they are not cooperative in removing fraudulent entries from your credit report or if negligence is a factor.
In some cases, their
creditors were even considering
taking legal action against them.
The statute of limitations on debt collection is the amount of time a
creditor has to
take legal action against a debtor to sue them to collect for debts owed.
«
Taking legal action» means that a
creditor sues you in court to obtain a judgment
against you.
The options they offer, including a consumer proposal, are court approved so it will be binding on
creditors and prevent
legal action from being
taken against you.
Then also if the collectors or
creditors don't stop garnishing your wages, then they are violating the law, and you can
take legal action against them!
Two months in, Fred received a notice from a
creditor that they were
taking legal action against him for non-payment.
Fred got two months into it and then he got a notice from small claims court, one of his
creditors was
taking legal action against him.
Once your petition has been filed all credit and debt collection activity must stop and you may begin to notify your
creditors and any parties
taking legal action against you regarding your finances or debts that you have filed for bankruptcy protection.
By contrast, the moment you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy or Chapter 13, your
creditors are generally prohibited, by law, from
taking any
legal actions against you.
Those who need
legal assistance to achieve a reasonable debt settlement,
take action against a
creditor engaged in
creditor abuse, pursue an insurance settlement, or need help with tax resolution, there is help!