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Attachment & Levies

	Attachments and Levies This article describes your legal rights when a creditor with a judgment wants to take and sell your personal property. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.


	Taking a Civil Case to General District Court (Part 2 of 3) - Planning and Proving Your Lawsuit This is the second part of a three part document describing how to take a civil case to general district court. This document tells you how to plan for your lawsuit and how to prove your claim in court. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. Other Formats: HTML


	Taking a Civil Case to General District Court (Part 3 of 3) - Collecting and Enforcing Your Judgment This is the third part of a three part document describing how to take a civil case to general district court. This document tells you how to collect and enforce a judgment you get against a party. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. Other Formats: HTML

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

This article describes what bankruptcy can and cannot do for you.
By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Read this in: Spanish / Español

Other Resources

U.S. Bankruptcy Court System (Separate Website)
Click above to go to the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts official website to find out more information about bankruptcy.

The Virginia State Bar Webpage (Separate Website)
For more information on this topic, click above to go to the Virginia State Bar's webpage.

Fair Debt Collection

	Fair Debt Collection This article describes your legal rights when a debt collector tries to collect a debt from you. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Letter Telling Debt Collector to Stop Contacting You This is a form letter individuals may use to write a debt collector and demand that they stop contacting the person, along with instructions on how to fill it out and mail it. By: Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc. Other Formats: Word File

Foreclosure Prevention

	Foreclosure Resource Center (Separate Website) By: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond


	Foreclosures This article describes your legal rights if you are facing foreclosure on your home. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.


	Housing Opportunities Made Equal (Separate Website) HOME seeks to ensure equal access to housing for all people.


	Taking a Civil Case to General District Court (Part 1 of 3) - Filing and Serving Your Lawsuit This is the first part of a three part document describing how to take a civil case to general district court. This document tells you how to file your lawsuit and get service on the opposing party. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. Other Formats: HTML


	Taking a Civil Case to General District Court (Part 2 of 3) - Planning and Proving Your Lawsuit This is the second part of a three part document describing how to take a civil case to general district court. This document tells you how to plan for your lawsuit and how to prove your claim in court. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. Other Formats: HTML


	Taking a Civil Case to General District Court (Part 3 of 3) - Collecting and Enforcing Your Judgment This is the third part of a three part document describing how to take a civil case to general district court. This document tells you how to collect and enforce a judgment you get against a party. By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. Other Formats: HTML


	Virginia Fair Housing Office (Separate Website) This link directs you to the VA Fair Housing Office's website. By: Virginia Poverty Law Center


	Virginia Foreclosure Prevention Task Force (Separate Website) By: Virginia Housing Development Authority


	Virginia Housing Directory (Separate Website) Listing of housing resources that is specific to the area a person lives. By: Virginia Housing Development Authority

Garnishment

Garnishments
This article describes your legal rights when a creditor with a judgment tries to garnish you.
By: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.

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Other Resources

Garnishment Exemption Form This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

(Separate Website)
Click above to open a garnishment exemption form.

Instructions for filling out the Garnishment Exemption Form This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

(Separate Website)
Here are instructions for filling out the garnishment exemption form.

Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)

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