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What are your options if you are retired and are being sued by a collection agency in Connecticut?

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The best choice would be to get legal advice from an attorney. Seniors can usually obtain free or reduced rate representation through their state's legal aid agency.

You should also research what personal and real property you can protect from a creditor's judgment, especially a house or vehicle.

The lawsuit judgment exemptions allowed for personal and real property are the same that are used in bankruptcy.

All SS benefits, RRB benefits, military pensions, federal pensions, public assistance benefits and the majority of private pensions (some have designated amounts that can be protected rather than the whole amount) are exempt from a judgment creditor.

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