Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

default judgement
I was served a summons in Aug.2007 and did not respond due to ignorance about my legal rights and financial problems. I did not hear anything about it again until Jan 20th 2009 when I received a motion for final judgment from the lawyer stating that a judgment was entered in this case, I could not find it in my public records so on Jan 27th I went to the court house and the clerks office told me it had just come down from the judge that day and Then I received a final judgment letter from the courts dated Jan. 29th How long can the courts hold this without letting me know what is going on. it was held for over a year. How can I get this judgment vacated? Should I ask for a new trial or motion for an appeal? This is a debt collector ( CAVA ) and it is bogus, they have nothing with my name on it just a standard credit card agreement and the debt is over 4 yrs old from the time of the first summons they admit that the last payment made was in June 2003

Asked on 2/06/09, 11:41 pm

Angelo Marino Angelo Marino Jr. PA

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Re: default judgement

Your time to act was when you were served with the suit. You will get no sympathy from the judge. Try to work out a settlement.

Answered on 2/07/09, 12:01 pm

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