Sued for a debt in Florida with a co-defendant. Co-defendant settles. How does this affect me?

Consult your attorney to discuss any affect it may have.

Can husband be responsible to pay debt incurred before the marriage on credit cards such as wage garnishment?

No. They cannot lawfully garnish his wages. That may not stop them from trying. Consult a debt collection attorney for your options to avoid an...

Need court to remove property lien

Two issues. The lien issue may be resolved based upon the judgment alone. If the lien was due to bank's judgment, and this action reversed that...

I agree with attoney Salcines that in these circumstances you pay now and fight later if applicable. If the charges are not legitimate, you can sue...

Are debt collectors allowed to increase the Amount of money they are asking you to pay, to more that the original debt?

Probably not. Consult a debt collection attorney to review for potential case against the debt collector. If the amount the debt collector is...

Husband filed cpt7. I didn't. Chase Mort statement has cpt7 bankruptcy?

Was your husband on the loan with Chase? And are they reporting this on your credit report? IF it is being reported needs to be disputed. Begin by...

If the debt collector knew in advance that the account was exempt, you may have a case against them. FIrst a Claim of Exemption needs to be filed...

Is it legal for a buy here pay here to call your references?

Probably not. When a debt collector calls a non-borrower, they are strictly limited about what they can say, i.e. they could say "I am trying to...

I was sued by debt collector and need to appeal

Agree that you need an attorney right away. Likely ten days from final judgment for Motion to Set Aside or re-Hearing, thirty days to appeal though...

Wage garnishment

Consult a debt collection attorney. If the judgment holder is trying to garnish wages from a non-employer, good luck. If they attempt to to garnish...