Kohn Law Office Contempt of Court
Date: Tue, 01/25/2011 - 19:36
I am recently running into problems with Capital One... Long story short: once the economy slumped, so did my employment, which obviously means, so did my payments to them.
As it stands, for about a year I was the only one in my household working, so obviously I didn't have any extra money to pay them, so I stopped. Then, I lost my job about a year ago, which also didn't help matters much. I received a court summons from them, but my mother advised me to ignore it- so I did.
Now, however, I just received a message from them saying they're going to hold me in contempt of court?? What exactly does this mean - that they're going to take me to jail? I'm on public assistance and have no means of income, so I'm really just, confused and maybe a little scared...
In the letter they also said that I could arrange to pay them in full - $2031.98, but obviously I don't have the money.
Can anyone advise me on what to do?
As it stands, for about a year I was the only one in my household working, so obviously I didn't have any extra money to pay them, so I stopped. Then, I lost my job about a year ago, which also didn't help matters much. I received a court summons from them, but my mother advised me to ignore it- so I did.
Now, however, I just received a message from them saying they're going to hold me in contempt of court?? What exactly does this mean - that they're going to take me to jail? I'm on public assistance and have no means of income, so I'm really just, confused and maybe a little scared...
In the letter they also said that I could arrange to pay them in full - $2031.98, but obviously I don't have the money.
Can anyone advise me on what to do?
You took the wrong step by ignoring the summons. Whenever you re
You took the wrong step by ignoring the summons. Whenever you receive a summons, make sure to give a reply to it. As you haven't replied to the summons or appeared in the court, it will be considered as the contempt of the court and there are high chances that your creditor has received a default judgment against you and will want you to pay off the dues in full. You may not be taken to jail but you may be penalized for the contempt of court. You should try to negotiate with your creditor so that he agrees to lower the amount which will make it affordable for you to pay it off.
