Buy time because I have a court date

I'm not sure what you are talking about-warrant for debt? If you could explain a little more. But I do know, you should always show up for court. It only makes it worse if you don't, and they will file a judgement in your absence. If you show up you can make payment arrangements, and if you have a hardship, file that before you go to court. Good Luck,keep us posted...Karen

you have a warrant for you arrest is that what you are saying...? becasuse of DEBT? if so what kind of debt is it? What state are you iN?

Could be possible, but need to know more information... Did a judge actually issue a warrant for your return? If you miss an important court date, it could happen.

-- Information on a body writ (Illinois)--
Suppose I have a judgment against you, but I don't know where you work or what assets you own that I can take to satisfy the judgment.

Then I can file a citation to discover assets. I would have a sheriff serve you with a summons to appear in court. On the court date, you would have to tell me under oath where you work and what other assets you have that I can take.

If you don't show up to answer my questions, then I serve you with a Rule to Show Cause. And basically, this is the judge telling you to come into his court room and give him a good reason why you didn't show up the first time.

If you don't show up on my Rule, to the second court date, the judge will sign a writ for body attachment, and send it to the sheriff to put a warrant out for your arrest. In this case you're not being arrested for owing money, but rather for being in contempt of court and not showing up when a judge ordered you to.

Exactly what is this regarding? Were you already scheduled for a court date and just not go?

The Warrant for Debt is common in VA and possible in Massachusetts as well. It is just a fancy name for a summons, but usually you go to the court in order to set a different court date for a hearing. You can always try calling the clerk of the court to see if you can file a response (answer) to the warrant in debt. If you do call, let me know what they said. Also try a local aid organization. Schools sometimes have law organizations that can provide free help as well.

i recieved from the court that i have a body attachment on me for failure to appear in court. its my homeowners assoc that is sueing me. i have filed bk but because i have not paid the lawyer in full i dont have a case number yet. i have talked to the lawyer for the assoc and he told me that i have to have a case number for this to be taken off. i dont know what to do. i cant pay it and i have 2 more payment to go for the bk. what can happen to me