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    Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets: Avoiding Debtors’ Prison in the United States
    Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets: Avoiding Debtors’ Prison in the United States
    Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets: Avoiding Debtors’ Prison in the United States
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    Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets: Avoiding Debtors’ Prison in the United States

    By Charles Jerome Ware

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    If you owe too much money, you can go to prison even though you have not committed a crime. You can also be kicked out of your home and face a myriad of other negative consequences.

    Even so, the largest religion in the United States continues to be consumerismthe deeply held belief that buying goods and services makes us better and happier. Attorney Charles Jerome Ware explores how you can keep spending, maintain your freedom, and stand up for yourself. He shares ways to prevent foreclosure, discourage identity theft and other forms of fraud, avoid debt settlement scams, and rebuild your credit.

    This insiders guide reveals hundreds of facts to educate and inform the faithful American consumer. Dont be bullied into living like a pauper when you can take reasonable steps to improve your financial position. Changing your life and avoiding pitfalls starts with learning Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateSep 22, 2011
    ISBN9781462051830
    Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets: Avoiding Debtors’ Prison in the United States
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    Charles Jerome Ware

    Charles Ware is a former United States Immigration Judge. He has published and spoken publicly numerous times on various legal topics. His previous three legal books published by iUniverse have all been well-received by readers: Understanding the Law: A Primer (2008), The Immigration Paradox”(2009), and Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets (2011). His national law practice is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland where he lives with his family. Charles Ware has been featured on his own number one legal advice radio program, “The Lawyer’s Mailbox”, as well as on numerous other television and radio programs.

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