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Thinking About Lying on Your Bankruptcy Petition? Bad idea.
I’d never condemn someone for lying. Perhaps there is someone out there who has never lied, never told an untruth. But I haven’t met that person. Let me be clear, however. I don’t condone lying. But I can understand why someone would. And I will give a person who asks me if he should lie in [...]
Continue reading...Can I Get Served at Work?
Thursday, May 13, 2010
On the list of embarrassing things, getting served with a lawsuit has to be near the top (right below having your ex show up at your wedding or losing control of a bodily function in public). But is it illegal? Unfortunately, no. According to Rule 4(e)(1) of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, a lawsuit can be [...]
Continue reading...Department of Labor Launches Disability Nondiscrimination Advisor
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the availability of a new tool to help America’s employers ensure their employment policies and practices do not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. The interactive, online Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor helps employers quickly determine which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to their [...]
Continue reading...How to Calculate Child Support
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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Continue reading...Colorado Man Goes to Prison for Lying on Loan Application
Friday, April 30, 2010
Seems like no big deal, doesn’t it? What harm could there be in lying on a loan application? While the story below does seem pretty severe, if a lender finds out that you lied on a loan application, there will be consequences. You could lose your loan or be sued for the amount of the [...]
Continue reading...What to do if You Can’t Make Your Mortgage Payment
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission has some helpful tips if you feel like you’re on the verge of being unable to make the payments on your home: Know Your Mortgage Do you know what kind of mortgage you have? Do you know whether your payments are going to increase? If you can’t tell by reading the [...]
Continue reading...Door to Door Magazine Sales Scam on the Rise
Friday, April 23, 2010
I live in a neighborhood with lots of kids. When one of them has a fundraiser, they know I’m an easy mark. Every February I dread the onlsaught of Girl Scouts, well not so much the Girl Scouts, but the cookies they bear. But when it comes to strangers soliciting me, I have a simple rule: [...]
Continue reading...Three Lawyers Banned from Collecting Debts in Colorado
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced March 9th that attorneys from the Consumer Protection Section have reached a settlement with attorneys Jack H. Boyajian, Marvin Brandon and Karen Nations, their four law firms and one associated business barring them from violating Colorado’s debt-collection and consumer-protection laws. The consent decree, approved Monday, March 8, by a Denver [...]
Continue reading...Top Consumer Complaints of 2009
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, the Colorado Attorney General released a list of the top consumer complaints of 2009, published here for your information: Type of business/Number of Complaints Rebate offers 631 Utility complaints (cable and satellite television) 254 Roofing and gutter contractors 193 Health food and nutritional supplements 145 Timeshare resales and vacant lot resales 129 Computer training [...]
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