Should she make the kids see the dad? The kids do not want to go and there is not a visitation order in place. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 2, 2009 - 21 answers

Company still hasn't paid my invoice, what recourse do I have? [more inside]
posted by zzztimbo on Jul 30, 2008 - 12 answers

Complicated, messy NYC roommate/landlord question: 4 roommates share a 3 bedroom converted into 4 (with permission). One roommate signed a lease for a new building without getting permission from current building to transfer name on lease to new roommate. Said old roommate now refuses to pay six months of rent (remainder of lease). Much, much more inside. [more inside]
posted by SeizeTheDay on Mar 28, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me understand my credit, please? [more inside]
posted by TomMelee on Jan 26, 2008 - 12 answers

My old landlord has not returned my deposit after more than three months and several phone calls and emails. Help. [more inside]
posted by FlamingBore on Jan 5, 2008 - 15 answers

Will I win my small claims lawsuit against this deadbeat publisher? [more inside]
posted by changeling on Oct 19, 2006 - 10 answers

I live in a house where the rent is shared amongst five people. One of those people left for Vancouver over a month ago, presumably because she had a good job offer where she could work unlimited hours. This was to be a 2-week "working vacation" and she told us she was going to use those two weeks to save up some money for paying her variously-accruing debts. She hasn't returned. We need to know what our options are. [more inside]
posted by Imperfect on Sep 20, 2006 - 29 answers

Four credit cards. Two owned by the same company. Total debt about 70,000. No mortgage. No student loans. No job. No car. No kids. No rent for the next few months. I I could work for seven+ years to pay it off. I could quit paying. Interest is more than $300 a month. I have been paying one card with another for a year or two when I was out of work. Bankruptcy isn't something I wanted. Interest rates going up. My question is 'what happens'? Collections, harassment, embarrassment, garnishment? What's that like? Is that a fair price to pay for a fresh start? I get lost wanting to understand the spiritual significance of fractional reserve lending systems. If you have any perspective/experience on what its like to quit paying, this would help me see more clearly what I think I'm headed for. I guess my big concerns are collections people. How long does it take before my bank account gets seized? Can I still use it? Will they call my parents? Call me at work? Visit me? My bills go to a pobox and I my phone is a voicemail box. I just thought I could do something better with my life than give up another eight years to this. Don't ask where the money went. It's all been used wisely and judiciously.
posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2004 - 32 answers