Do I need to appear in court?

If you have hired counsel, you are paying them to represent you in court and he/she will tell you when you need to be in court. If you have not...

Admission to the hospital is a matter of contract. Unless you sign documentation agreeing to pay for your mother's hospital bills, then you are...

Is there any recourse if the defendant was not notified of writ of garnishment?

If the debt collector attorney did not provide you with the required garnishment paperwork, you may have a lawsuit available against them based...

Can collection for student loans force you to borrow on your credit cards?

It never ceases to amaze me that illegal extortion tactics are so effective in debt collection. Some debt collectors use them because these...

Can collections/Hospital collect after not sending written bills or contacting paient by any means for over 2 years?

If the hospital zeroed out the account agreeing that the account was not owed and a collection agency is pursuing collection of this debt, you may...

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My mother received a call from a collection agency looking for restitution on funds for a time share my late grandfather owned.

This probably is a scam debt collector calling and certainly any debt that old would be subject to a statute of limitations defense as well as...

I was sued last year by FIA cc. I filed answer. Case is pending. I just received another lawsuit for the same FIA account.

You need to hire counsel immediately. If you are defending either of these by yourself, you are in over your head. Also, was it really FIA or a...

What do I do about the Notice of Hearing I received from a Debt Collection attorney

It sounds like you need to obtain legal representation. You cannot ignore court process and hope that it goes away because it will not. See if...

What can I do as a defendant for a collection agency trying to sue me?

There are always a lot of "ifs" to a case like this. Is this the in house counsel for Portfolio suing you or another law firm? Is this for...

If you make small monthly payments to a company can they still send your account to collections?

The answer to your question depends on several factors such as what does your contract state? It is possible that your contract allows for...