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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}Here are the first steps and some useful resources for people in BC facing consumer or debt-related
{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}Here are the first steps and some useful resources for people in BC facing consumer or debt-related
problems such as:
problems such as:
* [[I don’t have enough money to pay my debts]].
* [[I don't have enough money to pay my debts]].
* [[The bank is threatening foreclosure on my home]].
* [[The bank is threatening foreclosure on my home]].
* [[A debt collector is harassing me]].
* [[A debt collector is harassing me]].
* [[I bought a product from a door-to-door salesperson and no longer want it]].
* [[I bought a product from a door-to-door salesperson and no longer want it]].
* [[My car broke down and the dealer won’t fix it]].
* [[My car broke down and the dealer won’t fix it]].
* [[I want to get out of my cellphone contract]].


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| tips = Bankruptcy <span class="noglossary">costs</span> money. The simplest <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost you about $1,800. This may seem ironic if you can’t pay the debts you already have! However, many trustees in bankruptcy offer a free initial consultation and <span class="noglossary">will</span> negotiate a payment plan you can afford. There are some debts, such as support payments, court fines and some student loans, that won’t go away after a bankruptcy.
| Bankruptcy costs money. The simplest will cost you about $1400. This may seem ironic if you can’t pay the debts you already have! However, many Trustees in Bankruptcy offer a free initial consultation and will negotiate a payment plan you can afford. There are some debts, such as maintenance payments, court fines and some student loans, that won’t go away after a bankruptcy.  
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Here are the first steps and some useful resources for people in BC facing consumer or debt-related

problems such as:

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Bankruptcy costs money. The simplest will cost you about $1,800. This may seem ironic if you can’t pay the debts you already have! However, many trustees in bankruptcy offer a free initial consultation and will negotiate a payment plan you can afford. There are some debts, such as support payments, court fines and some student loans, that won’t go away after a bankruptcy.
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