Behind on bills and tempted to look the other way? Consumer Investigator, Rachel DePompa explains why ignoring debt can make ...

Daniel B. Goldman and Adam W. Braveman of Paul Hastings write that for over 50 years in proceedings to enforce judgments in New York, New York branches of banks have been considered separate entities ...

In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky write that when a judgment debtor is foreign and has no ongoing business operations and no visible assets, the usual ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: The Court entered a judgment ordering the other party to pay me money. When will I get paid and how long is my ...

Although body attachments are identified with the Dickensian concept of debtors’ prisons, the process to obtain them is still legal. In Maryland, creditors can use the body attachment process to ...

A recent article explores the efficacy of offshore trusts in protecting the assets of debtors, Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Collect $200! Do Asset Protection Trusts Carry A Mandatory "Go To Jail" Card?

If you are hit with a judgment for debt, there is a chance that none of your wages or belongings are eligible to be seized -- but that does not mean you can sit back and do nothing. People with modest ...

What is a debt collector? A debt collector is defined as any person who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, consumer debts asserted to be owed to another person. A ...

Part of operating a small business means that you may sometimes have to extend credit to your customers. If a customer or client fails to pay his invoice on time, it may become necessary to take legal ...