Important Changes to Georgia’s Garnishment Laws Coming January 2021
12/31/20
By: Amy C. Bender
Without much, if any, attention, Georgia’s garnishment laws were amended in ways that will significantly impact continuing garnishments served on employers effective January 1, 2021. Some of the major changes are discussed below.
As background, garnishment …
Eleventh Circuit Holds That Debt Collector Did Not Violate FDCPA Even Though It Misstated Name of Creditor In Collection Letter
11/19/18
By: Bill Buechner
The Eleventh Circuit very recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that a debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act even though the collection misstated the name of the creditor to whom the consumer …