Original debt collector won judgment 15 days before SOL. New Debt collector took over case. Does new dc have to validate debt?

You ask how you can "force discovery". That depends upon what it is you are seeking in discovery. If you are seeking to get all documents giving...

The landlord is not renewing my 95 year old mother with 7 days notice. Rent has always been paid on time. She lives in Florida.

Also, if rent is paid weekly, then at least 7 days notice of the landlord's intention to terminate the lease must be given. Sorry to read of...

This is not a guideline. This is a time limit for you to obtain new counsel. If you have a corporation, or a partnership, or LLC etc. then the...

I had ch 7 in nov. of 2009. my mortgage was included. bank took almost 4 years to foreclose. but they gave me loan modification.

As my colleagues have already noted, a modification does not create a new debt; it adjusts what you have to pay on an old debt in order to prevent...

Ive been working at a company for almost two months I get paid bi weekly I have not received a single paycheck from this company

My experience with the wage and hour folks is that they are concerned more with enforcement of overtime issues. But, they would be FREE and if...

Can you request a jury trial for property dispute in civil court?

The request for a jury trial must be made within 10 days from the last pleading filed. A pleading is the Complaint or Petition, the Answer, a...

I need to know if this is confidential

Avvo is an OPEN BOOK. In fact, people can look up an attorney and then look at all answers the attorney has given and so anything written here is...

I recently got married but due to my job I didn't live with my husband.

I am not sure that you and your spouse can not claim both of them as homestead. In the past, the homestead exemption was applicable to the head of...

Selling Home with Judgment Lien -- No Proof?!

As Mr. Deason pointed out, the recording of a certified copy of a final judgment in the public records creates a lien on non-homestead real...

We are in a civil case in Florida over the return of personal property for some time now. There is an order which states the

Defendant can seek fees against you regardless of whether you file in another state. As Mr. Wagner stated, the "American" rule is that each side...

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