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Can I Get Served at Work?
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...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...The Art of Writing a Demand Letter
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Colorado Law Compass wants to congratulate Texas lawyer Bill Ogletree for yesterday’s wave of unwanted attention in the blawgosphere. Mr. Ogletree’s name was all over the place for a Smoking Gun story about a letter he wrote to the City of Houston, Continental Airlines, and the Houston airport’s food court management company. During a layover [...]
Continue reading...Can a Debt Collector Call My Boss?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Lately, your phone has been ringing non-stop. Your credit card company is calling and wants to know when they are going to get paid. Even worse, they’ve started calling you at work. Can they talk to your boss or co-workers? Human resources? It depends. Generally, without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to [...]
Continue reading...Signing Away Your Right to Sue – What a Release Agreement Can Mean
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
There is a sign in the parking garage where I work that reads something to the effect of: “Acme Property Management is Not Responsible for Any Damage to Your Vehicle.” You’ve seen those kinds of signs before. I’ve always wondered just how enforceable they were, and I hadn’t given it much thought until a couple [...]
Continue reading...Where a Bounced Check Can Land You
Monday, February 8, 2010
If you’ve had a checking account, at some point you’ve probably been in the red. It’s especially an easy thing to do in this Electronic Age when all you have to do is whip out your debit card and keeping track of your balance can be either as easy as checking it online or as [...]
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