I've been told by 2 people in the law field that people can't sue when your only income is Social Security. This is my mother's sole income since my father's death and since that's happened it's been hard just to pay what needs to be paid. Now a credit card company is threatening to sue when after bills she barely has $60.00 left a month.
2007-04-01 16:42:54 · 10 answers · asked by Tammy_Suto 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Anyone can be sued by anyone else at any time for any reason.
However, you cannot get blood from a turnip, and there is no way a court would touch Social Security income to pay a judgement.
The credit card company is out of luck.
2007-04-01 16:47:19 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Just tell her to call the credit card company and pay them 5 dollars a month.Even 2 dollars a month. As long as she is paying them something. Credit card companies choose the most vulnerable to scam anyways. So its not like they care about the financial situation.
Its like when a predator mortgage company gives a home equity loan. They will give the loan out just so they can foreclose on the property when the person gets in financial troubles again. They are all criminals.
As for you, sow a seed in a local church of 100.00. You will be suprised of Gods blessing.
2007-04-01 23:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the answer is that you can sue someone but you will never get them to pay, because they don't have the money.
The credit card company is using the law as a threat. If there is a problem they can sue over, then they have an obligation to first sit down and discuss.
If you don't have the money to pay, you don't have the money to pay. So smile, be polite and keep telling them this.
2007-04-01 23:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by flingebunt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Credit card companys can harrass you and send your bill to a debt collector, but can't sue you But the government can sue if it had a need to it happened recently and they put it on the news because the man only collected soc. sec. and owed a student loan
2007-04-01 23:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by Joy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can bring the lawsuit forward, however if informed of her financial plight, they probably won't. This won't stop them from going after any assets she might have though, like a house or something worth $. In the end, they will probably send a nasty credit report filed under her name and her credit searches in the future might have an ill bearing.
2007-04-01 23:50:52 · answer #5 · answered by dandantheshinnyman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure - call your local Social Security office.
Anyway, they may sue her but, as the saying goes; "you can't get blood out of a stone".
2007-04-01 23:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe the credit card company does not know that she is on SS, for all they know she could have other income and/or things like a pension, IRA, property ETC.
2007-04-01 23:51:59 · answer #7 · answered by catman1016 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one can sue her , don't worry about it and talk to a attorney just to make sure about that.
2007-04-01 23:46:23 · answer #8 · answered by mary 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes they will take a precentage or throw you out on the streets happend to someone i know
2007-04-01 23:46:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes they can, and are quite often!
2007-04-01 23:46:47 · answer #10 · answered by PilotGal 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋