What are the chances collecting successfully with an attorney? how much should I expect to pay? (percentage?) any other ways?

The typical rates are 20% on pre-suit recoveries, 33% on recoveries in suit, and 40% on recoveries occurring after trial. Plus expenses. You...

There is a statute of limitations to bring a lawsuit, and once a judgment is obtained it has a different (and typically longer, with renewals...

Should I forward a settlement email from another collection agency to another firm trying to collect on the same bill

Companies that collect on bad checks are notorious for this sort of thing. You may not have a bad check situation, but that sure sounds like what's...

My ex was ordered to pay half of my legal fees but my attorney just entreated a judgement against me for the total amount. help

Your liability is likely "joint and several" (attorney can go after both for full amount, but what one pays reduces what the other owes). However,...

Was never searved papers that i was being sued and they ruled in favor of the plaintiff i just got the paper 1 week ago

"Sewer service" (the use of a disreputable process server to falsely claim papers were served on the defendant) was rife back in 2001. Andrew Cuomo...

The first question is: is it legal to charge the credit card even though you don't have specific authorization for this instance. The answer is...

Are there any statue of limitations for the collection of money from court judgement?

All an Arizona judgment does against a Fargo employer is mess up its credit. You need to "domesticate" your judgment to ND in order to do anything...

If a medical bill goes to debt collection, what is the worst that they can do to me? My bills are around 200,000!!!

If you were not at fault for the accident, you have a right to collect from the other driver because you have a significant and permanent injury....

Want to sell a house I inherited,I owe a large amt of money to a state hospital.I was told they can take my money from the sale?

The outstanding judgment, if any, may not attach unless and until your name goes on the deed. There may be ways to keep your name off the deed. For...

I can go to jail for a credit card upon $ 350 dollars I'm scared because I received a message where a lawyer says I will remove

Nobody goes to jail for not paying a debt. If you've seen "Debtors' Prison is Back" headlines occasionally over the last few years (since the 2008...