What are my rightsregarding a debt that keeps getting resold?
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What are my rightsregarding a debt that keeps getting resold?
A few years ago I voluntary surrendered a vehicle. The balance of the debt was written off. It has been resold several times since. Now I have a law firm from IL that is harassing me. It constantly calls me at work even though my boss told them to stop calling. Do they have they right to collect this debt? Can they garnish my wages?
Asked on September 23, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
J.V., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Good afternoon and thanks for posting to our site. I hope to assist you in navigating how best to proceed and urge you to post again if you need additional information. To get right to the point yes the chain of title can be as long or short as desired by the creditors, you are still responsible. Regardless of who now owns the debt as long as they can show proper ownership, ie they have a complete chain of title, they have every right to pursue you in collecting. As far as garnishing your wages once a judgment is in place the creditor can look to collect and one method of doing so is garnishing your wages. The best way to eliminate this potential is to work out an agreement directly with the creditor otherwise they are within their rights. Good luck
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