Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: Law suit

More information would have been helpful. If the car was a gift, he has no claim against you and you should file the necessary papers to defend the suit. If the suit was filed in the District Court of Maryland, there is a form on the bottom entitled Notice of Intention to Defend, which you must complete and mail in to the court. Then you must appear on the scheduled court date and be prepared to defend yourself, or of course you can hire an attorney to do so.

If there was some agreement with him that you would pay him back for the cost of the car, he will have the burden in court of proving what the terms of the agreement were, and if you disagree with what he claims, you should be prepared in court to tell that to the judge. But if you did agree to pay him back, you should try and work out a payment schedule that you and he can live with to avoid going to court. If you ignore the suit, he will probably get a judgment against you and that will have a negative effect on your credit record.