Can someone take you to small claims court if you've been making monthly payments?
Show up in court with proof of your settlement and agreement to pay in installments.
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Show up in court with proof of your settlement and agreement to pay in installments.
If the money was paid to the University, you owe it and must pay the lender. Furthermore, when you withdrew you were not necessarily entitled to a...
Check with your local attorney or bar association. It is both 10 for written contracts and 5 for oral. A credit card falls under the written category.
Verbal agreements are enforceable. Sue if you have to.
Legal fees do not fall under usury. The court determines the validity of such fees. Hire a local and experienced attorney to negotiate this for you.
You should hire an attorney to set aside the judgment, help you with exemptions and possibly file BK. But talk to someone experienced in this...
Start with the foreclosure. BK is a very extreme remedy for just one debt.
This is an ethical not legal question. Ethically, if you owe the money to a friend you should pay.
If they get a judgment, they can try and garnish.
You can always negotiate a settlement.