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{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = enforcing}} | {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = enforcing}} | ||
In limited instances, a court may be persuaded to order a '''stay of enforcement''', prohibiting a creditor from taking judgment enforcement steps against a debtor. | In limited instances, a court may be persuaded to order a '''stay of enforcement''', prohibiting a creditor from taking judgment enforcement steps against a debtor. | ||
== Client problems== | == Client problems== | ||
* | * One or more creditors is demanding payment or suing the client for debts the client does not dispute.
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* Client has little or no income to pay on their debts.
| * Client has little or no income to pay on their debts.
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* Client has little future prospect of being able to pay on their debts.
| * Client has little future prospect of being able to pay on their debts.
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== Summary of the law== | == Summary of the law== | ||
[[File:Consumer_Law_and_Debt_-_Stays_of_Enforcement.jpg|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.istockphoto.com</span>]] | [[File:Consumer_Law_and_Debt_-_Stays_of_Enforcement.jpg|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.istockphoto.com</span>]] | ||
