Know your rights, where to get help and ways to help yourself
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Know Your Rights
Bankruptcy - Frequently Asked Questions
This answers many commonly asked questions about bankruptcy. There are also links to forms and instructions, a link to a list of fees and also information on finding credit counselors.
By: Colorado Legal Services
Bankruptcy Clinic
(Separate Website)
Volunteer attorneys from the Denver Bar Association present personal bankruptcy clinics for pro se (do-it-yourself) litigants.
By: Denver Bar Association
Colorado Collection Agency Board
(Separate Website)
Provides consumers with information about their rights and restricts the ways collection agencies can attempt to collect debts.
By: Colorado Attorney General's Office
Avoiding Bankruptcy
(Separate Website)
Have your finances reached the point at which bankruptcy feels like the only way out? Filing for bankruptcy can take a heavy emotional and financial toll, so it is worthwhile to first explore ways to avoid the necessity of taking this action. Depending on your own circumstances, there may be ways to avoid bankruptcy, even if your current outlook is bleak. The sooner you address a financial setback, the better able you will be to cope with it
By: AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
Tips to Prevent Becoming a Victim of Mortgage Fraud
(Separate Website)
General tips about mortgage fraud, mortgage debt elimination schemes, foreclosure fraud schemes and predatory lending schemes.
By: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Consumer Rights in bankruptcy, debt, and garnishment issues This packet has information regarding consumer rights for different types of debt, collection agencies, and bankruptcy. It explains garnishment laws and has a list of organizations that may be able to help you file a complaint against creditors.
By: Colorado Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Information for Debtors without Counsel - US Bankruptcy Courty - District of Colorado
(Separate Website)
The information is provided for the benefit of debtors seeking general information about the bankruptcy court or about the bankruptcy process who are not represented by an attorney.
By: United States Bankruptcy Court - District of Colorado
Office of Dispute Resolution
(Separate Website)
If you have a legal dispute, the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) may be able to help. This link will take you to their homepage. The ODR exists to establish and make available dispute resolution programs and services within the Colorado Judicial Branch.
By: Colorado Judicial Branch
State Median Family Income by Family Size
(Separate Website)
This table provides median family income data reproduced in a format designed for ease of use in completing Bankruptcy Forms B22A and B22C.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Other Formats:
XLS File
Talk with a Lawyer on Law Line 9
An advice line providing brief direction on legal problems.
By: Channel 9 News in Denver, Colorado
What is a Contempt Citation?
When someone files a contempt citation against you, it means they are asking the Judge to punish you because they believe you have violated a court order.
By: Colorado Legal Services
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