Debt collection
Know Your Rights
Debtors' Rights: Dealing with Collection Agencies
Read this to understand debt collection practices and your rights when dealing with debt collectors. Includes form letters you can use to mail to debt collectors requesting that they stop contacting you. #0200EN
Money that cannot be taken from you ("garnished") to pay off a debt
Learn more about the types of income and property the law protects from garnishment by creditors. These funds cannot be taken from you to pay off a debt, even one a court has said you owe. #0208EN
Prioritizing Debt: Which Bills do I Pay First?
General information about which bills you should pay first when you are having trouble paying all of your debts. #0110EN
Money that cannot be taken from you ("garnished") to pay off a debt
Learn more about the types of income and property the law protects from garnishment by creditors. These funds cannot be taken from you to pay off a debt, even one a court has said you owe. #0208EN