I went before the judge today to contest the garnishment and before I could say anything he basically said that he was letting the company go through with the garnishment. Then he basically told me to get out afterward.My question is who do I talk to to get my side of the story out that this the wrong amount that they are trying to get from me and basically do what I was trying to do today and contest this garnishment.
2007-09-25 02:59:15 · 5 answers · asked by dmurphy1525 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Based on the way that you asked this question, I am going to agree with the other posters and suggest that you retain an attorney.
I would like to address your claim of the "wrong amount", though. If the amount has increased from the original awarded judgment amount you need to take a couple things into consideration. Interest continues to accrue on a judgment. Check your local court for the rate. Also, if there have been any actions on collection of this judgment, such as filing a writ, the judgment holder can add those costs to the amount due as well. What you may feel is an incorrect amount could just be the latest accounting of the amount due.
2007-09-25 04:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by haggamuffn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good Morning,
Even before you went to court you should of had an ATTORNEY, this happened with my mother and we had to hire an attorney, it cost $300 and he stopped the garnishment but they did put a lien on her house. You need to contact an Attorney ASAP before anything else happens, it may be to late but it won't hurt to check into it. Good luck.
2007-09-25 10:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by bdgizzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that if your case goes through to the credit cards side, the additional fees for their lawyer to appear in court is 1,000-2,000 dollars. This fee would be on top of what you previously owed the cc company.
2007-09-25 21:29:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jill S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an attorney. My guess is that you did not respond to the suit in writing as required and just showed up in court. That's the WRONG way to handle it and you may have screwed yourself by not answering the suit in writing as required in the summons.
2007-09-25 10:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"the wrong amount" did you consider late fees,interest fees,attorney fees,filing fees..the list goes on and on but there is a cap on how much they can charge you .
2007-09-25 11:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by Crazy cat lady >^ ^< 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋