Tag Archive: Creditors

Money Can do Good Things Money Can do Bad Things

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I was reading the January/February 2011 issue of Money Magazine when I came across the “Readers to the Rescue Section.”  This particular issue’s question was “Is it okay to stipulate in a  will how inherited funds may be spend?”  First, thing is first, someone’s will is based on the eventual decedent’s testamentary intent, and if…

What do I do if You Discover A Default Judgment?

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I received a distressing comment from a reader the other day on my post defining a Default Judgment.  Amanda wrote, I have a question there is a judgment against me for not paying a credit card bill. I was enrolled with a co. called REDACTED they were supposed to help me settle my debts but…

Another Reason to Check your Credit Report – New York Default Judgment Getting Thrown Out

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On July 22, 2009, New York Attorney General Michael Cuomo filed papers to throw out 100,000 default judgments due to bad service.  When I wrote a post way back in December about Default Judgments and How they Affect your Personal Finances I skipped over service of the papers to start a lawsuit. New York Service…

The Wall Street Journal Agrees with Me! Trusts should be Built into Most Wills

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Way back in August of 2008 I wrote a Post about Simple Wills.  As you may recall (or just read when you clicked the link) a simple will is usually built as follows: The problem with Simple Wills (again, as I indicated in 2008) is that don’t usually take care of certain items.  Specifically, I…

What is a Default Judgment? How Does it Affect your Personal Finances?

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This post is not written to be legal in nature, otherwise it would be a whole heck of a lot more boring, rather I just want to highlight the basics of a Default Judgment and what to do if you find out there is one on your credit report.  I have never practiced in this…