#timebarred

Public Financial Knowledge Infrastructure: Is Your Debt Time-barred?

   This basic post is meant to be useful for anyone wishing to give a 5-minute seminar at the Metro/Trolley/Bus stop. Please share widely. Now that we know what a Statute of Limitations is,   and how to get the  Validated information  on your debt, you have the information that a legal expert needs to figure out if your debt is still enforceable in your state (or DC). You should also look at…

Public Financial Knowledge Infrastructure: What is Validating a Debt?

    Here is another very basic post, meant to be useful for anyone wishing to give a 5-minute seminar at the Metro/Trolley/Bus stop.  Please feel free to print, handout, repost, and share widely.    Last week, we defined the phrase Statute of Limitations for four types of debt.     We mentioned that a crucial point to remember is that in most states, the clock can restart on an old debt if you…

Public Financial Knowledge Infrastructure: What is an SoL?

    Since no one seems to be jumping up and down to get this part of the Project started, I am beginning with a very basic post, meant to be useful for anyone wishing to give a 5-minute seminar at the Metro/Trolley/Bus stop.    SoL  ==  Statute of Limitations    Statutes of Limitations are time limits on the enforcement of laws, basically.  The kinds of SoLs that Project Do Better focuses on,…