Collection Agencies collect debts people owe to places like a bank. They will normally call you or send letters, reminding you of the debt. If they go through the proper legal channels they can do much more. Also they are allowed to negotiate with the debtor to retrieve some portion of the debt.
The law preventing collection agencies from collecting post dated checks is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. You can learn more about this at the Wikipedia.
Generally a collection agency will charge the company they are collecting for a percent off what they collect. They do not charge the person they are collecting from.
Ask the collection agencies. They have to reveal who the debt was incurred through, The real question is why are there TWO agencies collecting the same debt? Be sure that there aren't two separate amounts owed to the original creditor.
Frank J. Bayer has written: 'I love credit' -- subject(s): Collecting of accounts, Collection agencies
Interesting reference to your father. She can technically stop government agencies from collecting it, provided she's not collecting state aid, but unless you go back to court and get the order changed the money will still technically be owed.
CSI (Crime Scene Investigators) are typically employed by law enforcement agencies, such as police departments or federal agencies like the FBI. They are responsible for collecting and analyzing physical evidence from crime scenes to help solve criminal cases.
A data gathering agency is an organization responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on a particular topic or area of interest. These agencies often collect information through surveys, interviews, or other means to provide valuable insights and statistics for research, planning, or decision-making purposes.
Of course it can unless there are provisions in your contract with a collecting agency which make it impossible.
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Hopefully, yes. Child Support Enforcement Agencies in the United States have wide reaching powers to assist in collecting child support. They can take your tax refund, garnish your wages, suspend your license and put you in jail for not paying. You should have checked before you brought a child into the world.
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