| (Note: this is not to be considered legal
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| | even if a creditor has sued them in court
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| advice, and it is dealing with the
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| | and won a judgment.
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| hypothetical “average” elderly
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| | Consider the following situation.
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| and/or disabled person. Each case is
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| | Let’s say a creditor has just sued
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| unique and to determine the legal
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| | you and won a judgment in court. They now
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| ramifications of your individual scenario
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| | have to execute the judgment in order to
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| you should consult an attorney.)
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| | actually start collecting the debt. One
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| Debt settlement, also known as debt
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| | way a creditor executes a judgment is
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| negotiation or debt reduction, is a
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| | through wage garnishment. When a creditor
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| relatively new way for dealing with your
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| | garnishes someone’s wages, they
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| debt problems. In a debt settlement
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| | automatically (and legally) withdraw a
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| program, by negotiating with a creditor, a
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| | certain percentage of that person’s
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| client can reduce their debt by as much as
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| | wages every paycheck (25% after taxes in
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| 50 percent and be debt free in as little
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| | most states) until the debt is paid off.
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| as 12 to 30 months. In order to
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| | Fortunately, creditors cannot garnish
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| accomplish these savings, however, a
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| | Social Security, disability, and most
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| client must voluntarily stop paying their
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| | pensions (unless the
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| creditors. By doing this, a creditor is
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| | “creditor” is the mother of
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| forced to confront the following question:
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| | your children and she’s collecting
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| How can I collect the most money from
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| | alimony). This being the case, the
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| this past due debtor with the least amount
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| | creditor would probably look for another
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| of effort and the least total expense to
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| | way to collect the debt. Levying a bank
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| my company? Typically the answer to this
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| | account is another common method for
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| question in the minds’ of creditors
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| | executing a judgment. Again the elderly
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| is accepting a lump sum settlement for
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| | and the disabled are protected, presuming
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| less than the full balance owed.
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| | the bank account’s funds are made up
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| Although the vast majority of cases work
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| | of the deposits from social security,
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| out according to this framework, as anyone
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| | pension, and/or disability benefits.
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| who has ever read a debt negotiation
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| | A creditor is always reserved the right to
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| contract can tell you---it’s
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| | pursue legal action to collect a past due
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| impossible for a debt settlement company
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| | debt, even if the debtor is elderly or
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| to guarantee that a client won’t be
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| | disabled. However, it only makes sense
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| the target of any legal action by their
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| | that they’d prefer to accept a
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| creditors. After all, creditors are
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| | settlement for less than the balance,
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| always reserved the right to sue debtors
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| | especially if the debtor has no assets or
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| to collect a past due account, regardless
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| | lives in a debtor-friendly state like
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| of whether the consumer is taking any
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| | Texas, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania,
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| action to resolve the outstanding debt.
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| | Arkansas, or Oklahoma. It is for these
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| That being said, thanks to highly
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| | reasons that credit card debt reduction
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| favorable state and federal debtor laws,
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| | makes a lot of sense for the elderly and
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| the elderly and the disabled are very
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| | the disabled who are struggling to pay
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| difficult to collect a past due debt from
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| | their minimum payments each month.
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| relative to the average American consumer,
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