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Originally Posted by Saving in So Cal
The reason I've suggested you talk to your base legal services is that, even assuming you owed the money, which is not clear to me, the items probably should not have been sent to collection while you were overseas. If I am right, then you may be able to resolve the whole mess by simply providing the bureau with proof that you were deployed at the time the collections activity occurred.
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What Saving in So Cal is referring to is the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, which was originally enacted to protect civilian draftees. It may not cover those who were already in the service at the time they incurred debts with which they later had a problem, even if they were later deployed overseas.
This was the interpretaion by which the last company that I worked with, an auto finance company, made its determination for example regarding lowering interest rates for those who enlisted before they bought and financed their vehicles. And believe me, we had a quite a few military accounts.
So Jerseysoulja, you may not be protected after all, but this is strictly IMHO, so do get a qualified legal opinion in this matter.
01-05-2008, 06:34 PM
