My husband or I have never had any court situations, and this is new to us. He recieved this 103 Civil Citation yesterday by someone delivering it to my house. It says I am being sued by an appliance company that we do owe. But what we do not understand is, it says if my husband or his attorney does not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10am on the monday next following the expiration of 10 days after you were servied this citation a default judgement may be taken against you. The due date sounds crazy, so when is it due, and what do I write? The amount they are sueing us for is the amount of the original loan and not with the payments we made for the first 1 1/2 yrs. I don't want to sign something agreeing to this unknowingly, and we do not want to go to court, we are so broke!! Will it still go to court if I send a written settlement letter, and whatever small payment I can send? Please help us.
2007-02-18 06:38:33 · 3 answers · asked by ccrash 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I would take all my documents for the said product and go see a lawyer Monday morning first thing.
2007-02-18 06:44:47 · answer #1 · answered by chersgaz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You must file a formal answer to the civil complaint by the date listed or risk default judgment. Speak to an attorney immediately to file the answer. If you feel the suit is frivolous or without merit, it can be stated in the answer. Right now an attorney is your best avenue. Good luck.
2007-02-18 14:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by cinsingl83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to see a competent attorney ASAP
2007-02-19 03:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋