I know. The whole same name situation didn’t even factor into my mind until I started racking my brain, trying to understand how no one in the house told me this or gave me any relevant documents. The middle initial was never used on any of the paperwork.
I actually confirmed with my younger...
I understand. Thank you very much for you input. I have one more thing I want to pick your brain about.
I asked my youngest brother, who lived at the residence at the time, if he remembered anyone coming to the house asking for me. Initially he said he had no idea, but then he texted me earlier...
Thanks! Yeah, that’s the weird thing. It said just said “[spoke with] male occupant” on the paperwork. If it was my father, he probably thought he was being served since we have the same first and last name and likely said the person didn’t live there. If it was one of my male siblings, two of...
Thank you for the input. I did actually read this in the paperwork and it said they left a sticker on the door of my parents residence. It said the sheriff “spoke with a male occupant,” which I can only assume was one of my little brothers who were living at the house at this time. It’s also...
P.S. The only thing I thought of for them essentially encouraging that I not be present: on the paperwork I initially filled out, there was a section that asked if I was present at the initial hearing, what would my defense be?
I essentially wrote that I was unaware of any bill from the...
That’s exactly what I thought when I first read it. I don’t know why they put that on the paperwork they gave out. Highlighted, in all caps: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING.
I thought to myself, how is that a fair fight if I’m not being represented at the hearing...
Thank you for the link. I submitted my order to contest the judgement. The judge approved my order. I have to subpoena the sheriff and lawyer representing the plaintiff in the next week, then a hearing is scheduled at the end of November. It said on the paperwork I don’t have to appear for the...
She might be. She did say a couple times “I’m not a lawyer,” implying to take what she says with a grain of salt.
I have no problem paying the principle, but I do have a problem paying $1000+ in interest. This is a bill I never even knew it existed. It never showed up as an unpaid medical bill...
I was just going based on what the clerk asked when I called. She asked if I could come up with a utility bill or something else that showed I wasn’t living at that address at the time the judgement was entered. I figured the DMV record was the best option.
I was actually just estimating how much they would have garnished by the time the judge possibly vacates the order. They’ve taken out about $500 in the past 2 paychecks. They’re taking out another $250 next week.
Does that money go directly to the creditor or does it get held in some kind of...
I was hospitalized in early 2008 for a tick bite. 12+ years later --a couple weeks ago-- I discovered my paycheck was being garnished. I never got any bills or notification about the judgement. My credit is perfect, so this sent me into a panic, aside from the $2500 or so I was being sued for...