Ask a Lawyer - Debtor Creditor Law questions answered by leading lawyers |
| Can a Lien Be Placed Upon My Property Without My Knowledge? |
| During a recent real estate transaction, it was brought to my attention that a lien was put on my property by a former creditor. If I was never served a summons how then could a judgement have been rendered and a lien be put on my property? How do I proceed with trying to recover the monies held in escrow during my real estate transaction? |
| Is The Following Business Opportunity With Regard to "Judgement Recovery" Viable? |
| I have recently received information about a business opportunity regarding "judgment recovery." The business is descibed as follows: * Find a person or business that has a usatisfied small-claims judgment. * Have the plantiff sign a "Ackowledgment of Assignment of Judgment" transfering the ownership of the judgment to the recovery specialist and file the document with the JP court. *Find the defendants assets. *Seize assets by "Writ of Execution" or garnishments. *Receive recovery check from county. *File "Acknowedgment of Satisfaction of Judgment" with JP court. *Disperse the agreed upon percentage with plantiff. My question is once the judgment is assigned to the recovery specialist, may he or she now proceed to satisfy the judgment as if he or she was the original plaintiff? In addition, would the recovery specialist be defined as a creditor under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? |
| How Do You Pierce the Corporate Veil? |
| Could you give me more information on piercing the corporate veil. |
| Personal Jurisdiction? It Is Not As Difficult As It Sounds. |
| I have an ex-employee that I sold a portion of my business to. We have a contract for the amount of purchase. Now he has left the state. Is it possible to get a judgement against him when he is not in the state to receive a summons? |
| Can I Discharge My Student Loans? |
| I have defaulted on $20,000 worth of student loans, and random doctor bills. I am currently being garnished for the student loans. My credit is horrible. I made mistakes when I was young. What can I do to repair what I''ve done? I was told that I couldn''t file bankruptcy for the student loans. |