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How do you collect unpaid debt from the federal government?

There are currently concerns that the federal government might just not make some payments it owes to people, either because it doesn't feel like it or due to some kind of massive computer failure. I might be owed money from the federal government…
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How do I collect on a judgement against a debtor who only deals in cash?

How do I collect on a judgement against a debtor who is all cash? They have no bank account and rent everything or pay other people for things. The only options I can see are: Follow them home from work EVERY DAY with a police officer to take…
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Can an insurance company drop you after receiving a bill and refusing to pay?

In June of 2018, I had a dental procedure done that ended with a total cost of about $1400. At the time, I was under my parents dental insurance. The dentist office confirmed my policy and claimed that I would pay 50% of the total cost and they…
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Can a company I've never been a customer of send me to collections?

I bought a house in PA that has a propane tank on the premises that is rented from a propane company. I got quotes from this propane company and decided not to go with them. I received a contract with the quotes and did not sign it. They tried to…
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Is it *ever* illegal to intentionally put a wrong return address on demand letters?

While I was going through some old mail, I discovered that I received two returned letters which were addressed to the same individual. I don't know the individual. The two letters were dated about 1 month apart. The return address had my street…
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Decree letter for Registry Trust

I filed a Simple Procedure against a company several months ago, who later paid me. I recently received an email from someone who works for that company, see below: Dear [Medulla Oblongata], I refer to the Decree judgement you obtained against…
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What legally happens if the person being sued cannot pay the amount owed. (Special Case)

Here's a situation related to a story that's been in the news lately. I have no experience with any legal situations, so apologies for using incorrect terms/vocab. Conditions: The person being sued is already in jail for life, they will not be able…
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Can I be sent to collections in this way?

I recently had ServPro come and help with some water in my basement. After the job was done, they had charged me waaay more than they should have, so I asked them to fix a few things on the bill. We've been going back and forth for a few months now,…
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Does fraudulent conveyance only apply to bankruptcy?

Say creditor has a judgement and before the judgment I transferred assets to someone else. Can the creditor go after the fraudulently conveyed assets? Or is that only for bankruptcy?
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What's the next step if a debt collector doesn't respond to my debt dispute?

A month ago I received a debt collection letter about an alleged unpaid tax bill. I did not recognize the bill, and had definitely never heard of it before this, so I sent them a letter within a few days disputing the debt. I sent it certified and…
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Can I sue a Canadian company in the USA?

I had a consulting company (IT services) in Canada and my major client (also a Canadian corp) did not pay for large amount of software engineering services that I've done for them. They are actively selling their products to major European and US…
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What resets an old debt in the state of Texas

I just got a call from a debt collector regarding a 16 year old debt. I live in the state of Texas. They called using a number I thought might be from a job prospect. They then verified my name and address and once confirmed, passed me to the…
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What are the steps to collect against a SAFE investment contract?

I have a fund that signed a SAFE (simple agreement for future equity) and wants to invest $400k in my company. It has been 2 months and they haven't sent the money. This had materially impacted my company. They have $85M in assets. How can I collect…
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Best approach for a debt collectors call?

We are getting debt collection calls from a cabinet contractor who didn't finish the job(we have emails of all punchlist items they have ignored). We have paid 95% of the bill and haven't been contacted to finish up the remaining items, honestly I…
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Oregon landlord consigning fees to a collection agency / attorney

A question regarding a Oregon landlord consigning fees to a collection agency / attorney. ORS 90.100 (15) defines a fee as “a nonrefundable payment of money”. Oregon revised Statute (ORS) 90.302 (1) states “A landlord may not charge a fee at the…
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