Recent content by BaBaBooey

The fact that a collection agency sent you the letter indicates that the "debt" was already charged off.

Divorced people should realize a very important point. A Divorce Decree is a CIVIL contract. Your ex-spouse can ignore every debt assigned in the decree and a creditor does have the right to come after you. The most egregious of these type of creditors is the IRS. They will tell you...

This sums it up nicely. George Dodd can go pound sand. One of the years he was attempting to collect from me on has already passed the 15 year statutory limit. The other will expire shortly.

Where did you register to vote? If you have a copy of your voter registration card, that WILL suffice as proof of your residency. However, you'll likely need an attorney to handle this. Connecticut is a terribly mismanaged State. The size of the state budget for the number of residents...

Clark Howard generally gives good advice. In this case he is wrong. The fact that a collection agency sent you the letter indicates that the "debt" was already charged off. You will not be sued by the Town of Groton.

TaxServ is simply another collection agency. It does not have any more power than any other collection agency and is bound by the same federal laws as every other agency. There is no way a warrant is issued and then presented through a 3rd private party. All warrants are produced and...

There is no way the State of Connecticut issued a bench warrant for unpaid taxes. If they had ANY evidence and could actually locate you, they would attempt to garnish your wages. Collection agencies often operate outside of the law . Unfortunately, State governments do as well.

Spend a few hundred dollars and have a good tax attorney advise you. I suspect that you have a collection agency using a fraudulent means to attempt collection. The first thing you need to do is verify that a bench warrant exists in your name. If it does not, you need to go after this...

Your story would probably be of help to others here. Please tell it.

You need to challenge it completely. Do not acknowledge ANY of it and demand proof of what they are claiming. Just because it's on your credit report does NOT mean that it is there legally. If it is on your report from a collection agency, it most likely is NOT there legally. You should...

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Yet ANOTHER Bastion of Liberal elites who haven't figured out they can't spend more than they take in. It's OK, they haven't laid off anyone from the parking authority or boot patrol. If you're in Philly , FEED THE METER!

Me too. I politely told Mr. Dodd in a letter that I disputed the entire claim of a debt. This is all about the fact that the State of Connecticut is run by politicians who are financially irresponsible. For a State the size of Connecticut to have a $1 BILLION deficit is inexcusable. The...

Dispute the debt in total. Send them a copy of you registration in another state. Demand from them proof of the validity of the debt. You may be able to blow this off. That's your call depending upon how much they are claiming you owe them. The fact a collection agency is contacting you means...

Connecticut General Statutes allow municipalities 15 years to attempt to collect a debt. That said, you need to be aware of some things as I was caught up in this when they attempted to claim back taxes after 14 years. 1) If you are past 7 years since the time they are claiming the debt...