respond to a summons
Date: Tue, 01/13/2009 - 10:15
You just need to show up in court on the specified day. If you d
You just need to show up in court on the specified day. If you don't you will lose by default. You can request a postponement from the court if you need more time to prepare or seek counsel. It is best to have an attorney unless you are very good at defending yourself against all the legal tricks.
There is no date to appear on the summons it just says to respon
There is no date to appear on the summons it just says to respond within 30 days
Check with the court to see if it is real. It might just be a tr
Check with the court to see if it is real. It might just be a trick by a collection agency to get you to pay. I never heard of a summons without a court date. Did you have a default ruling against you prior to this?
Yes and it will be served by someone from the court in person or
Yes and it will be served by someone from the court in person or sometimes certified mail with a return receipt.
Well just a random person came yesterday and gave me the paperwo
Well just a random person came yesterday and gave me the paperwork at 9 pm, it has the date it was filed but no date to appear
We had a summons given to us by some man in a beat up car!! You
We had a summons given to us by some man in a beat up car!! You need torespond within the time they give you or a default judgement will be filed, which means that you don't contest it, or it wasn't answered.
There usually are quesiotns for you to answer on it. Like was previously mentioned, check with your court clerks office to make sure this is the real thing.
Who is the company that is doing this?..karen
You can use the search feature at the top of the page to search
You can use the search feature at the top of the page to search for Atlantic, I found nothing on Cohn. Is it possible that it is Phillips and Cohen? I also read another post of yours with more details.
IF this is your fathers debt, he will have to answer and appear, unless you have power of attorney. Check with the courts, your state may have a provision if someone cannot appear,and someone can stand in for them, I am not aware of any.
Did you check to make sure this is a valid suit?
I have to get off now, but hopefully someone will be along with more knowledge and help..karen--
BTW--Welcome to the Community :D
I have to get off also because I am using the states job search
I have to get off also because I am using the states job search computer. I will bump you to the top though.