Research guides prepared by Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

• Enforcing Money Judgments

Connecticut Department of Banking:

• Consumer Collection Practices

• Complaints Against Collection Agencies

• Consumer Collection Agencies Licensed in Connecticut

• Debt Adjusters Licensed in Connecticut

• Debt Adjuster Licensing FAQ

Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut:

• Debt Collection Practices (A Guide to What Bill Collectors Can and Cannot Do)

• Guide to Bankruptcy

• Guide to Wage Attachments

• If You Are Behind On Child Support Payments

• Repossessions

• Should You Declare Bankruptcy?

• Small Claims Court

Publication from the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office:

• Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining to Debt Collection

Connecticut Center for a New Economy:

• Know Your Rights on Hospital Debt

Federal Trade Commission (FTC):

• FTC Facts for Consumer – Credit & Loans…In Debt?
  (A collection of consumer rights publications, including information on the Fair Debt Collection Act and Fair Credit Billing Act.)

OLR Research Reports - Connecticut Office of Legislative Research:

• Collection of Past Due Rent And Payment of Attorneys' Fees - 2008-R-0290
  You asked (1) why landlords cannot receive a monetary judgment in housing court, presumably for back rent or property damages and (2) whether a court can award attorneys' fees to tenants represented in housing cases by Legal Services attorneys.

• Hospital Debt Collection Law - 2004-R-0103

NewsLog posts from Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

• Abusive and Deceptive Debt Collection Practices (11/6/07)

• Legal Pleadings and the FDCPA (6/9/06)