2007-05-10 15:16:10 · 8 answers · asked by kindheart 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
isn't that called contempt of court? Wouldn't the judge be somewhat pissed if you don't do as agreed?
jail? yes
a fine? yes
still have to do as court ordered? yes
2007-05-10 15:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by Jo Blo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Debtors prisons ended years ago. No, you could not be put in jail. At least not in the United States. The court order renders a judgement allowing other legal methods for the lender to recover it's due - but that does not include sending you to jail.
The only way that jail would or could enter the picture is this ... in a divorce decree the judge orders you to pay certain debts. On a joint debt, both parties remain indebted to the lender and both parties can be legally pursued for payment. Should the spouse that was not supposed to have to pay it pursue in court that the other party was due to pay it - at that point it becomes "contempt of court". The divorce is a judges decree. The wronged spouse is the only one that could make you do some jail time over this. Not the lender. Ever.
Note also that the even though one party could be placed in jail for this - the lender can still garnish wages of both parties, and pursue full legal collection actions against both.
2007-05-13 22:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by chey_one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait, Wait, Wait, Hold your horses. Are you stating the credit card company went to court and was granted judgment by a judge for the bill to be legit and paid? If so, they are responsible to the agreement, and failing to do so, can result in garnishment of wages, checking accounts, savings account, attachment to any property (ie Real Estate) you might have, and depending on the balance. Jail- if failure to do so-No, they don't lock up people for not paying a credit card bill.
Extortion, Writing Bad Checks, Back Child Support, Fraud are different stories.
2007-05-10 23:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by DollyLama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has happened to my husband and me when we had the court ordered credit card bill. It might depend on the state you live in. What happened with us, we were given a specific time to answer to the court order. When we did not-since the bill was in my husbands name, we was ordered to pay weekly payments of 10% of his paycheck. This is known as a voluntary wage garishment. He did make these payments. If he did not, then his work would have taken 10% of his pay and sent it-in our case-to the county sherrif office. If a person makes under a certain amout per week-if a person works part time, for example, then they can't garnish the wages. They also can not garnish unemployment benefits.
2007-05-10 22:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Paige Turner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the other answers. It's not paying the bill, it's the fact you didn't do it cause the court ordered you to do it. Contempt of Court! Go to jail and like it!
2007-05-10 22:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by The Eagle Keeper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be a possibility. You're in violation of a court order. You'll be deemed in contempt -of-court, and you'll have to appear in front of the court again. You may still have to pay the bill after you go to jail. ( it can be anywhere from the weekend to 1week----Don't get put in Thursday or Friday. You'll never get out before Monday.) You should have re-petitioned the court for leniency or an extension.
2007-05-10 22:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's court ordered and they aren't paying, take them back to court.
2007-05-11 10:05:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It would be contempt of court.
2007-05-10 22:18:31 · answer #8 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋