By Mark C. Leffler, Boleman Law Firm, PC, Richmond, Hampton, and Va. Beach, Virginia In order to “eliminate abusive debt collection practices by debt collectors . . .”, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) bars debt collectors from using any “false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt . . .” 15...
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What’s a governmental creditor to do when a court finds that the state’s own laws do not permit the government to recover the funds to which it believes it is entitled? Clearly, the state changes the law.
In re Bratt, 2016 WL 1645147 (6th Cir. BAP April 26, 2016)
In 2012, the City of Nashville decided to get aggressive against Chapter 13 debtors who were proposing to pay their property taxes through their Chapter 13 plans. Nashville’s legal team . . .
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