Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Connecticut
To Whom It May Concern:
My husband had a loan dating back to 1995. There was a judgment entered in February of 1999 in the state of TN, where the loan originated. In January of this year, we received paperwork stating that they were going to extend the judgment 10 more years unless we showed due cause as to why they shouldn't. My husband called the agency, and was told that he would have to get a lawyer and travel to Chattanooga, TN (from CT) to fight it. So we started paying on the loan. In doing some research tonight, I came across information that stated that judgments are non-renewable in the state of CT and in the state of TN. So my questions are, could they do what they did? And because we started paying on it are we up the creek?
Thank you for your time.
Melissa Garner
1 Answer from Attorneys
If it's a TN loan and a TN judgment, then I believe TN law applies, not CT law. I never heard of "extending the judgment" but I don't practice in TN.