Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Rhode Island
I have a judgement against me from a c.card co. from 2009. The Sheriff came to home and gave me a summons for court on 6/7/2011 because I could not pay him. I am 57 and on SSDI (just recently) Can Judge put me in jail because I cant pay?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Absent extraordinary circumstances, you will not be put in jail because of an inability to pay. If you have no assets or income other than SSDI (which is exempt from attachment), then there is not a whole lot the creditor can do.
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