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Why Is This Decade-Old Debt Still Hurting My Credit?

Most negative information can stay on your credit reports for no more than seven years, or ten years in the case of certain types of bankruptcy. Then why is an old collection account still appearing on a reader’s credit reports … Continue reading

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Massachusetts First State to Require Creditors to Validate Consumer Debts

On March 2, 2012, the Massachusetts Attorney General published onerous new consumer debt collection practice regulations, deeming their violation to be an unfair trade practice. These regulations purport to govern every business and person nationwide who engages in collecting a … Continue reading

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Georgia passes new law: only Lawyers can answer Garnishments or its UPL

Georgia Supreme Court Rules Non-Lawyers May Not Answer Garnishments Date: 9/19/2011 Over the years, Georgia employers have become accustomed to processing and responding to garnishments on their own. While legal counsel might be called upon to handle the more unique … Continue reading

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Courts Do Not Act To Collect Money You Are Owed

Once you win a money judgment in civil court you’re not done. Most people assume a court judgment means their debtor will pay them the money they are owed. The assumption your debtor is legally required to pay you is … Continue reading

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Need More Clients? Atlanta grows to 33rd largest U.S. city

Atlanta was the 33rd largest American city in 2009, according to data Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau. All figures in the new Census Bureau report are solely for cities, villages, and other incorporated places — and are not for … Continue reading

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Collection Law Firm Victorious Against State in Supreme Court Case

A state supreme court has upheld a lower court ruling in favor of a debt collection law firm that was sued by the state AG to compel it to hand over certain documents in an investigation. Continue reading

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Georgia Judgment Court Cost Rise with HB 1055 Passing

As if having to pay money to get a court judgment against your debtor, so you can then legally collect on your judgment wasn’t enough – now court cost have almost doubled with the new House Bill 1055 passing.

The cost of getting the money that is owed to you just went up.

A new fee increase at the courthouse will hit some people for an extra $125 when they try to file a suit starting today. The increase, enacted at the state level, will affect courts across Georgia. House Bill 1055, signed into law by Gov. Sonny Perdue last week, is effective immediately.

The biggest increase will be an additional $125 for anyone filing a civil case in Superior and State courts. Right now, the cost is $87.50. The increase will raise it to $212.50. All $125 goes to the state if the case is in Superior Court. For State Court, $50 of it will stay in the county.

Another increase will be for appeals to the Supreme Court and state appeals court. Right now, it’s $1.50 to copy a page from the record for an appeal. It’ll now be $10 per page.

Those wanting to have the sheriff’s office serve papers on someone will see the fee rise to $50 from $25. Getting an uncertified copy of something without the help of a clerk will rise to 50 cents from 25 cents per page.

More on the house bill can be found here – http://tinyurl.com/2b8nz7j

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Helping Firms Collect Debts, Recover Judgments, and Locate Assets

  Collection and judgment questions come into my office on a daily basis, and while there may or may not be any right answer; I can offer my insights on these topics because we handle collections and judgment recovery for … Continue reading

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