"Charity Care" - Financial Assistance for Hospital Bills
Charity Care is financial assistance for medical services. If you cannot afford to pay your hospital bill, you may be eligible to have part or all of the bill forgiven as Charity Care.
By: Oregon Law Center
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Credit and Your Consumer Rights
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Information on credit reports, debt collection, credit problems and your rights under federal laws.
By: Federal Trade Commission
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Debts & Bankruptcy Information
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Information from the Oregon State Bar's Tel-Law Program on debts and bankruptcy topics including Debtors' Rights, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Equal Credit Opportunity, and Liens.
By: Oregon State Bar
If a Creditor Takes You to Court for Unpaid Bills
An excerpt from the Unpaid Consumer Bills booklet.
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Medical Debt on OHP? Do you have MEDICAL DEBT from when you were on the Oregon Health Plan (OHP)? If so, we may be able to help you.
By: Oregon Law Center
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When You Have Unpaid Consumer Bills
Information about things you can do if you can't pay personal or family debts. (An excerpt from the Unpaid Consumer Bills booklet.)
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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New Laws Protect Public Benefits from Bank Account Garnishments New state and federal laws protect two months of public benefits, such as Social Security, Veterans Benefits and other public benefits from bank account garnishments. Read more here.
By: Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
Are You Afraid Creditors Will Garnish Your Bank Account? Information about income sources that you may be able to protect from garnishment by creditors and what to do about it.
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Filing a Challenge to Garnishment and Exempt Wages, Money, & Property
Instructions on how to use a Challenge to Garnishment and a list of wages, funds, and property that are exempt from collection in Oregon.
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Challenge to Garnishment Forms
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A link to the Oregon Department of Justice page with various Challenge to Garnishment forms.
By: Oregon Department of Justice
How to Protect Your Assets from Creditors in Oregon If you owe money to a creditor, who is trying to collect the debt by taking your property or money, some of your assets are protected by law.
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How to Tell a Financial Institution that You Have Deposits Protected from Garnishment Information about funds not subject to garnishment and instructions for how to tell a financial institution that you have deposits that are protected from garnishment. A sample affidavit for notifying financial institutions about these funds is attached.
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Collection Agencies
Information about what collection agencies can and can't do when collecting a bill. (An excerpt from the Unpaid Consumer Bills booklet.)
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Fair Debt Collection
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Information about federal debt collection laws.
By: Federal Trade Commission
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SSA/SSI Debt Collection
Questions about debt and Social Security Checks.
By: Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
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Wage Garnishments
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Information about what your employer must do if your wages are garnished.
By: Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI)
Liens on Property
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General information about liens that can be placed against your property.
By: Oregon State Bar
Repossession
Information about when a creditor can take your property for an unpaid bill. (An excerpt from the Unpaid Consumer Bill booklet.)
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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