Arrested for DUI?  Be aware of the "10 day rule"! It could affect your ability to drive in the state of Georgia. The “Ten Day Rule,” as it is sometimes called, refers to the requirement that a driver who is notified that his/her license is being suspended for either  a.)  Submitting to a state administered breath test that resulted in a blood alcohol content of 0.08 (Georgia legal limit) or higher OR  b.) refusing to submit to a state breath test has ONLY TEN

Just Because the Statute of Limitations has passed on debt it doesnt mean debt collectors will stop trying to get you to pay! Time-barred debts also known as Zombie Debt are debts for which the statute of limitations has passed.  What this means is that a lawsuit cannot legally be filed against you if the debt is too old and the collector has failed to file a lawsuit in time. This does not mean, by any stretch of the imagination, that debt buyers and collectors will

Hanna recently picked up another foe—an Atlanta attorney whose practice focuses on representing consumers in debt-collection matters. At issue was a 2008 suit brought by Alpha Receivables, one of Hanna’s clients, against an Atlanta woman, Jennifer Chattman. Alpha claimed in DeKalb County State Court that Chattman owed it $1,505. Chattman’s lawyer, Daniel E. DeWoskin, proved that Chattman never had such a debt and filed a counter-claim. Alpha admitted it made an error and withdrew the case. In June, DeWoskin sued in federal court, saying Alpha Receivables and Hanna’s firm committed fraud and violated state and federal laws regulating debt-collection practices by creating a fictional debt and trying to collect it from Chattman.