Is there a cut-off date in serving plaintiff w/ requests for admissions, interrogatories & requests for production of documents?

Mr. Chen is correct. I would add that you need to send it much earlier, to ensure that you have sufficient time to enforce the discovery by way of...

Responsibility for credit card debt by CA married couples

Mr. Ridley is basically correct. There may be some debts that one spouse may incur that do not make the other spouse liable, but if you are on a...

My wages are already being garnished and now i just received a notice of lien on my home. Can they do both?

Yes, because many times the abstract of judgment does not result in any recovery to the judgment creditor, due to people not owning any real...

I am being sued in a limited civil case due to an unpaid hospital bill, do I need an attorney, or should I just not reply?

Please see all your options, discussed in the first video on the home page of my web site. The problem with doing nothing is that they can then...

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What can be done legally to resolve and negotiate student loan debt?

The first link, below, has key information from NCLC, a wonderful resource for consumers. The page selected is how to discharge student loans in...

Do I need an attorney?

If there is a court case that was filed several years ago, the resulting judgment can be enforceable in California for up to 20 years. Do you know...

Can a mother be served with a legal document from the clerk office on behalf of her son?

If these loans are now with a debt collection lawyer who has filed a debt collection lawsuit, then trying to get a deferment will be too late and a...

I have a wage garnishment for a vehicle. How do I petition the courts to make payments?

Please review my legal guide on Avvo, linked below, on how to reduce or exempt wages from wage garnishment and all steps to take and forms to...

Personal service requirements

Anyone who is age 18 or over and not a party to the case can perform service and sign the declaration of service. See Cal. Code of Civil Procedure...

Do i need to write a 100 word consumer statement with my credit dispute or only submit the statement if the dispute gets denied?

I am unclear about the $6k claimed on your reports. Is this a judgment against you and your fellow tenants or simply something reported only on...