|
03-21-2008, 10:34 PM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2006
5 posts, read 7,151 times
Reputation: 12
|
|
Know any good lawyers in Maryville?
Does anyone know of any good lawyers in the Maryville area? My boyfriend is being sued by a collection agency and it is hard to find anyone that handles this kind of stuff. It is for a fairly large amount of money and he literally cannot afford a screw up!
Any help is appreciated!! Thank you  |
|
03-22-2008, 09:05 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Rio Rancho, NM
2,666 posts, read 1,713,315 times
Reputation: 1064
|
|
|
Good luck finding a lawyer who will take his case. Collection agencies want the money, and sueing is one way of them getting it. Odds are if you go to court, a judge will rule against you and order the money deducted from his paycheck. His best bet is to pay his debt, even if its a little bit each week.
|
|
03-22-2008, 11:38 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2006
5 posts, read 7,151 times
Reputation: 12
|
|
It's a long story and there is no way he can pay what they want.
I don't really thing it's fair for him to have to pay a debt that has been sold 3 times and was the result of fraud to begin with. It started at $3000 and is now close to $20,000....no contact for the past 5 years and suddenly a lawsuit. Everything they have done is completely illegal, but I don't really feel comfortable arguing this is court. If we could find a lawyer versed in fair credit laws, I'd feel better about going to court. But the only ones I've found are in Nashville and Morristown....I guess bankruptcy is the only other option at this point...No way we're going to let them garnish his checks...We are barely scraping by as it is.  |
|
03-22-2008, 03:39 PM
|
|
Real Estate Agent
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
10,714 posts, read 8,071,636 times
Reputation: 3291
|
|
If the debt originated in Tennessee, the statute of limitations is six years, which may be why they are now trying to collect. If the debt was incurred somewhere else, their time may have already run out.
Statutes of limitation for delinquent debt (Page 2 of 2) |
|
03-23-2008, 07:47 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
62 posts, read 55,596 times
Reputation: 25
|
|
|
How is the debt "illegal"? Did you know your boyfriend or see him sign the papers? If he hasn't paid on a $3,000 debt in many years it will balloon. Accounts are sold to different collection agnecies all the time and that has no bearing on the validity of the underlying debt. I'm not sure if a lawyer could win that case, collections is cut and dry usually, perhaps the attorney could negotiate the debt. If your boyfriend has a lump sum to offer them, I would have him do so, all the lawyer can do is say no. If an agreement is reached, get it IN WRITING, signed by the attorney or other authorized representative.
|
|
03-28-2008, 10:21 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Louisville
288 posts, read 218,541 times
Reputation: 67
|
|
|
Does anyone know a good HR / Employment Lawyer
|
|
06-24-2008, 09:21 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
4 posts, read 3,411 times
Reputation: 10
|
|
|
Check out creditboards.com and look for "WhyChat". This man knows his "stuff" on legal issues and I personally used his advice and walked away from a 9K debt that was sold 4 times etc. I paid 0 without the expense of an atty. Good Luck!
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
