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• Dial-A-Law
  ...a dedicated website at [http://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca dialalaw.ca], and on the telephone at 1-800-565-5297. ===Consumer & Money===
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• Glossary for Scams to Avoid
  ;Consumer: A person who buys goods or services. ;Credit report: A detailed list of a person's credit and bill-paying history, and other information about them.
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• Instalment Payment Orders
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = goingcourt}} ...make reasonable monthly payments on the debt but cannot pay off the whole debt.

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• If You've Been Scammed
  ...ls or other communication with the scammer, banking statements, contracts, and marketing materials used for the scam (such as brochures or online ads).   ...tact details and any information you learn. This will help clear your name and re-establish your credit.
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• Settlement Workers Guide to Identifying Your Client's Legal Needs
  ...ey, or dealing with a family dispute. Many of these topics have both legal and non-legal issues. As part of the assessment interview, you can help identif ...how them what information is available online, what brochures they can get and where they can find others who can help with more information or legal advi
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• Tort Actions
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = actions}} Occasionally a party collecting on a debt or resisting collection may commit a wrong against another that gives rise
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• Legal Help for British Columbians
  ...mmon legal problems, the Guide provides first steps to address the problem and options for further information or help. *'''[[Complaints about Police and Other Authorities]]'''
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• Enforcing Judgments Against Land
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = enforcing}} Foreclosures and enforcement actions are the two main legal proceedings that creditors may b
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• Client Options: Range and Reality
  {{Consumer and Debt Law TOC}} In helping clients deal with consumer and debt problems, here are some ways to categorize the client’s options.
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• Dealing with Debt (10:V)
  ...remedies can differ depending on the type of creditor, in particular if a debt is owed to the government. :'''NOTE: Many counsellors and trustees provide an initial consultation at no cost. Consumers should be aw
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• Where to Get Help for Managing Someone Else's Money
  ===Consumer Protection BC=== ...and investigate complaints relating to certain types of consumer problems and contracts.
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• Types of Lenders and Creditors
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = borrowing}} ...utions to retailers to government agencies. The laws that apply to lenders and creditors vary with their type.
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• Security Agreements
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = mortgages}} *Client is buying a used car and wants to be sure that there are no “liens” against the car.
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• Making a Contract
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[People's Law School]]|date= March 2017}}{{Consumer Law Essentials TOC}} ...by one party making an '''offer''' to another party of certain '''terms''' and the other party freely indicating their '''acceptance''' of those terms.
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• Enforcement of a Small Claims Judgment (20:XVII)
  ...l compare it with the court record for accuracy and it will then be signed and ready for pick-up or mailed within a day or two. ...the debtor. If the court did not give the debtor a deadline, the judgment debt is due immediately (''Court Order Enforcement Act'', RSBC 1996, c 78, s 48(
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• Introduction to Debtors' Options (10:IV)
  ...However, this is only to be done when the debtor wishes to acknowledge the debt. ...imeline in which they will be relinquished of legal responsibility for the debt at issue. Since this change to the limitation period, several major credito
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• Assignments in Bankruptcy
  {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = out}} * Client is so far in debt that they feel they have to “go bankrupt”, but does not know anything a
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• Taking Charge of Your Credit Report
  ...er = [https://leighco.ca/wendy-andersen Wendy Andersen], Digby Leigh & Co. and Casey Harris, Barrister & Solicitor|date= February 2020}} {{Dial-A-Law TOC| Your credit report shows your history of paying bills and borrowing money. It’s used to calculate your credit score. Here are key t
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• Direct Sales, Future Performance, and Time Share Contracts (11:V)
  {{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = consumer}} ...er more than one category, and in that case, will attract the requirements and cancellation provisions of each applicable section.
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• General Legal Help Resources (23:I)
  ...of Appeal, family law, Federal Court of Appeal, judicial review and wills and estates issues ...'' Civil (non-family) chambers litigation matters before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in Vancouver
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