I am being sued by my credit card company for a debt I owe, in the amount of 4,150.17. I have a court date of January 7, 2013

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Intallment loans and bankruptcy

In Eastern District of MO, where I practice, payday loans are not true installment loans, but loans that come due -and are payable in full -- on a...

I need to know if I need to appear in court for a civil case brought by a debt collector. I have signed with a debt management

You wrote, "I spoke w/ a rep from the debt collector's attorneys, he said I didn't need to be there, that the court would award them but that they...

You wrote, " I disputed charge again with 2nd agency and paid $5830." A: Yes, but to whom? You had some angles to play on this pool table, but...

Hired a bankruptcy lawyer on sept 14th this year to start proceedings for me and to stop a garnishment

You did not write that you completed your payments, your paperwork, & signed the finished paperwork. These facts are critical for an answer.

Can a business turn my unpaided balance of 65.00 of 135.00 total amt over to a collection atty even tho I stopped the process?

You wrote, "Down paymt of 65.00 no order signed by me. ... "Can a business turn my unpaided balance of 65.00 of 135.00 total amt over to a...

"Challenging a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy successfully"

You wrote, "My question is three-fold, 1. "Is there a motion that the debtor is required to file in order to move this case along..." A:...

My husband & I have separate bank accounts & credit card accounts. Only house is in both names.

Marriage vows does not confer contractual liability. However, some states allow an exception for medical treatment , under the doctrine of...

Can a creditor serve me papers at work to sue me because my car was repossessed?

You wrote, "Can a creditor serve me papers at work to sue me because my car was repossessed?" A: As you were not at work, "No."

Can a writ of garnishment be ordered by a court of law if I was never served notice of a pending court action?

You wrote, "Can a writ of garnishment be ordered by a court of law if I was never served notice of a pending court action?" A: Yes.