by Sam Turco | Oct 20, 2016 | Chapter 13, Chapter 7, Collection Agency Lawsuits, Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney, Omaha Bankruptcy Attorney
Does Chapter 13 work? How successful are these cases? What is the chance of your case being approved by the court? And how are you to decide if filing Chapter 13 is good decision if you have no sense of how often these cases get approved and completed? I recently...
by Sam Turco | Oct 17, 2016 | Collection Agency Lawsuits, Debt Buyer Lawsuit, Default Judgment, Omaha Bankruptcy Attorney
So, you were brave enough to file a written response to a lawsuit. Congratulations, you stopped the bill collector from getting a Default Judgment. But what happens next? Most likely you received a series of documents from the bill collector’s attorney called...
by Sam Turco | Oct 4, 2016 | Collection Agency Lawsuits, Garnishment, Medical Bankruptcy, Medical Debts, Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney, Omaha Bankruptcy Attorney
Just about the first thing we all do when visiting a doctor’s office is to provide them with a copy of our insurance card. It is generally understood that the medical office will submit a claim for whatever treatment we received and that you will then pay the...
by Sam Turco | Dec 31, 2015 | Bank Account, Collection Agency Lawsuits, Debt Buyer Lawsuit, Debt Settlement
Clients are commonly surprised to receive a court summons despite making regular payments to a collection agency. “I thought they couldn’t sue me if I was making payments!” The truth is, if the account is overdue you can be sued. Unless you have a...
by Sam Turco | Dec 2, 2015 | Collection Agency Lawsuits, Debt Buyer Lawsuit, Debt Settlement, Default Judgment, Garnishment, Medical Debts
I see way too many Default Judgments being awarded to creditors. Judgments are wrecking balls that obliterate the walls of your financial house. Judgments give creditors the power to garnish up to 25% of your paycheck and 100% of your bank account. Once that happens...
by Sam Turco | Sep 21, 2015 | Collection Agency Lawsuits, Medical Bankruptcy, Medical Debts
“Insurance is the business of collecting premiums.” Jorge was explaining to me why he needed to file bankruptcy. Lots of medical debts, about $50,000 in total. Most of it came from a heart attack he suffered a year ago. The odd thing was, he had health...
