What Should I Do ?<\/span><\/h2>\nHave you had anyone threaten you with any of these comments ? We hear stories like these from frightened people who contact us.<\/p>\n
<\/h4>\nFirst, Relax!<\/h4>\n
Most of these comments are made to scare you into paying. Some of these threats are just not true<\/strong> and depending on what option you choose to solve your debt problem, the rest cannot be done.<\/p>\n<\/h4>\nNothing Will Happen Without A Court Order<\/h4>\n
Before someone you owe, who is not a secured creditor, has the legal right to try to seize any of your property or your income they have to go to Court to obtain a Court Order<\/strong>, referred to as a judgement, verifying that you owe them money. That is what \u201csuing you\u201d is. The Court\u2019s job is to decide if you owe the creditor and how much. The Court is not after you for money. The Court does not get involved in trying to collect the money you owe.<\/p>\n<\/h4>\nThe Court Will Decide What Amount Can Be Enforced<\/h4>\n
The creditor is allowed to ask the Court to include certain costs for applying to the Court for a judgement, and if the Court thinks the costs are reasonable, will include the costs in the judgement. But you don\u2019t owe the Court anything. The judgement states what the creditor is allowed to try to collect from you<\/strong> including the costs, using what processes are legally available.<\/p>\nOnce the creditor has a judgement, then the creditor can attempt to seize what assets and income you have that are seizable as allowed by Provincial and Federal laws.<\/p>\n
<\/h4>\nOnly A Licensed Civil Enforcement Agent Can Seize Assets<\/h4>\n
In Alberta, a Civil Enforcement Agent who is licensed and regulated by the Province (the threatened \u201cSherriff\u201d), conducts seizures on behalf of creditors with Judgements. Since the Civil Enforcement Agent is licensed by the Provincial government, they are obligated to know and follow the law<\/strong> regarding what can be seized for a creditor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
What Assets Can Be Seized?<\/h3>\n
Normal household furniture and appliances cannot be seized.<\/p>\n
Nor can normal clothing and personal effects.<\/p>\n
You do not have to let the Civil Enforcement Agent enter your residence unless they have a Court order allowing them to do so.<\/strong><\/p>\nYour vehicle, with equity less than $5,000 cannot be seized.<\/p>\n
Your tools of trade up to a resale value of $10,000 cannot be seized.<\/p>\n
Only income above certain deductible amounts can be garnisheed, and then only a per centage of it. That means CPP and OAS recipients don\u2019t get their pensions seized at source.<\/p>\n
Lastly, owing a creditor is not a crime. Police only get involved if there is a crime. Police do not get involved in debt collection matters unless a crime was committed. So the police do not arrest you when you haven\u2019t paid your credit card or other debt.<\/p>\n
<\/h5>\n<\/h5>\nFor more information about what a creditor can do to collect and your options to deal with your debt, contact a Licensed Insolvency Trustee in your locality.<\/em><\/h4>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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