Numerous studies report that default judgments are entered in more than half of all debt collection actions. This panel discusses trends and policy development in the debt collection space and will address the forthcoming Uniform Debt Collection Default Judgments Act, a uniform act designed to provide consumer debtors with access to information needed to understand claims being asserted against them and identify available defenses; advise consumers of the adverse effects of failing to raise defenses or seek the voluntary settlement of claims; and make consumers aware of assistance that may be available from legal aid organizations.
March 30, 2023 ECONOMIC JUSTICE SUMMIT
Taxes and Debt: Uniform Debt Collection Default Judgments Act
Speakers
- Judith Fox – Clinical Professor Emerita of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School; Reporter, Uniform Debt Collection Default Judgments Act
- David E. Reid – General Counsel, Receivables Management Association International
- Erika J. Rickard – Project Director, Civil Legal System Modernization, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Moderator
- Kaitlin D. Wolff – Legislative Program Director, Uniform Law Commission; Vice Chair, Economic Justice Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Resources
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Summit Co-Sponsors: ABA Business Law Section, ABA Center for Public Interest Law, ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, ABA Criminal Justice Section, ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, ABA Young Lawyers Division
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