Q: How to handle credit card law suits?
hello, a family member used my credit without my knowledge and now i have 4 law suits against me for credit card debt. I was not aware of the law suits until i recently tried to buy a car. Since its family i do not want to press any charges and I want to take responsibility for the debts and pay them back. My issue is that the law suits are passed the 20 day time the summons stated to reply by. I wanted to know how I can proceed to try and settle out of court preff. on some kind of payment plan.
A: File Motions to Set Aside the Judgment to allow you to file a responsive pleading.
A: If you have not been served with process in each of the lawsuits, the time in which to respond has not expired. Contact the law firms that filed the suits and attempt to settle.
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