Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Can debt collectors collect money from relatives wages, accounts, or homes if the person who is the defendant in a lawsuit case has no assets or doesn't own or have things to take away?


Asked on 10/23/14, 7:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Jordan Jordan Law Office

No. Unless the relative is co-debtor on the loan. If a debt collector is claiming the ability to collect a debt from relatives, they are lying to you and violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and can be sued.

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Answered on 10/24/14, 8:50 am


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