Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Texas

Being suit for hospital bill

My ex husband and i being suit for a hospital bill from 3 years ago.What can they do to me if i dont show for court date? Also i dont have any money,nor savings or a full time job.I however have a mogage payment on a 50 year old home which was awarded to me in the divorce degree.However, i have a homested excemption on the home.I dont have the finances to hire a lawyer to help me with that. Please tell me what my option are! Thank you--name removed--Engle


Asked on 12/31/02, 1:10 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Trang Tran Tran Law Firm L.L.P.

Re: Being suit for hospital bill

This is a consumer law question not a Civil Rights issue. You need to call the Houston Volunteer Lawyers's Association or the Gulf Coast Legal Foundation. Good luck.

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Answered on 12/31/02, 1:17 pm
Eliseo Rico III The Law Office of Rico & Associates

Re: Being suit for hospital bill

If you don't answer the suit, opposing counsel will most likely take a default judgment against you. He or she may then proceed to obtain a writ of execution to satisfy the judgement.

A good strategy would be that you answer the suit and attempt to settle the matter with the creditor.

Nonetheless, since you have a homestead exemption I cannot see how they could execute against your home. However, it is likely that this bad debt could affect your credit rating and if it hasn't already. Furthermore, execution could be made against any other assets you own now or in the future. Depending on how large the debt is, it may make sense to think about bankruptcy. Yet, this would only make sense if you have excessivly high debts.

As for the hiring an attorney, negotiating a settlement does not have to be expensive. Although fighting a lawsuit, most assuredly would be.

Whatever you do, you should get some legal advice promptly.

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Answered on 12/31/02, 1:28 pm


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