What to do if a collection agency is going to sue me for $3100 for a credit card debt of about 10 years ago?
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What to do if a collection agency is going to sue me for $3100 for a credit card debt of about 10 years ago?
I know I owe something and had a credit limit of $250 and $3100 seems excessive. I am currently unemployed,have no funds nor property and living with a friend. What should I do? Also, what is the statute of limitations?
Asked on December 20, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, California
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Based upon what you have written, the debt that you have written about which is ten (10) years or so old seems as though the debt would be barred by your state's statute of limitations on such a matter. Ordinarily the time period to sue for a credit card debt is four (4) years from the last payment.
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