How soon after I win a judgement in a small claims case can I collect my judgement in Georgia?

The usual practice is to wait until the 30-day appeal period is over. If you start collection procedures within the 30-day appeal period, the...

I signed a promissory note for financing my wife a cosmetic procedure

I suggest that you speak with a consumer protection attorney. An attorney would need a lot more information to be able to say anything helpful....

Can debt collectors legally change the date of bad debt?

You need to get complete copies of your credit reports from Experian, Equifax and TransUnion for review by an attorney. I suggest that you get the...

What do i do if i unknowingly deposited a fake money order?

This does sound like a scam. Hopefully, you did not withdraw any money from your bank account based on a provisional credit to your account. (That...

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How can a house be sold if it has a lien on it that isn’t satisfied?

Usually, a competent closing attorney will not allow the sale of a house if there is an outstanding lien. So, assuming the validity of your lien,...

Do I have to be in court?

I assume that your apartment is filing what we call a "dispossessory" against you and your wife. (Sometimes, the papers will be titled "proceeding...

Can a buy here pay here car lot sue you twice for a car that was repossessed 5 years ago?

Usually, you get the flyers when something new is filed in court. So what you can expect will vary depending on what has been filed. Your...

Do courts call to ask when is the best time to serve you with a sommons?

This sounds like part of the script used by a lot of debt collection scams. I do not know of any legitimate process servers that call in advance....

Law suits by debt-buyers like Midland are very defensible. You should at least speak with a consumer-protection or debt-defense attorney about...

Car repossessed from title pawn. Do I have 10 days or 30 days?

With title pawns, there is a thirty-day "grace period" that starts to run when you miss a payment. It does not matter when the car is repossessed...