1. They will file the case with the Clerk of the Court.

2. You will be served with a copy of the Complaint

3. Depending on the amount, you will either:

a) have 20 days to respond, or

b) have to appear at a Pretrial Conference.

4. If you do not respond or appear... View More

If you name is not in the suit and your husband's name is not on the bank account, it should be safe.

If your Note provides for a "Late Fee" then yes. Otherwise, not. Generally, the interest is considered the late fee.

Florida has several “Statutes of Limitation”. Those not referring of real estate are summarized as follows:

A Florida judgment expires in 20 years.

Non-Florida judgment and Bonds expires in 5 years.

Negligence, Paternity, Injury and Contracts expires in 4... View More

20%, but if you have a kid your income is exempt.

You need to give more facts. It might be a worthless check charge.

You can chose to file where the property is located, i.e. Escambia County, or where the holder of the property is located.

You can chose to file where the property is located, i.e. Escambia County, or where the holder of the property is located.

You have not provided any information regarding anything except the Depo, so I do not know about it being too late for other issues. However, as long as it is a few days before the Depo, it is not too late to hire an attorney to assist you with that.

Chances are you will not receive anything, however I would suggest you file a Proof of Claim, just in case. If there are administered assets you could receive something, based upon how you rank in priority.

Unless you have a lien filed with his attorney, there is a slim likelyhood that you will received any proceeds from the settlement. I would suggest you send him a certified letter, with a 30 day deadline. If payment is not received, then file suit.

They can still attempt to collect it; however, the Statute of Limitations may have tolled, and they are prohibited for filing suit. This does not mean they may not try though. Also, most items stay on your credit report for seven years.

I would suggest you go to court. If opposing counsel does not go to court, the case will be dismissed. However, if the debt is collateralized or the Statute of Limitations has not tolled, you are not released.

If you are a Head-of-Household (i.e. got kids), you income cannot be garnished. However, that will not stop them from trying. You must claim the exemption.

In this case you should not delay and seek assistance to proving/disproving the total amount you owe, if you even owe the debt.

Probably yes in particular if you try to collect on an individual.

Collecting a judgment can be harder and is full of laws and regulations that actually PROTECT the debtor, especially an individual.

Representation by an attorney is not required, however an attorney will be more knowledgeable about the law and be able to apply methods that you are not aware of.

You might be talking about a constructive trust which would operated as a lien on a property and this will be entered by a judge.

You may also talk about a judgment lien which is registered with the State by the Creditor.

Though the case is in Fl, it is NH exemptions will affect the levy. The writer should put his question in the NH section.

Review your contract. It should list the method for requesting the deposit. If after following the terms you do not receive the refund you may have to litigate the matter.