I’m being taken to court on failure to pay my credit card, what should I do?

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I’m being taken to court on failure to pay my credit card, what should I do?

I have been unemployed for the past 2 years and have been unable to keep up with paying my credit card, which hasn’t been used since. I recently received a court summons to appear for a judgement with a collection agency. I want to keep it from going to court but I have no way to pay at the moment. What are my options? The total amount owed is about $2500.

Asked on May 7, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Virginia

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If you owe the $2,500 claimed against you and ant to try and work a monthly installment payment to your creditor, you should contact the attorney who filed the lawsuit and try to enter into an agreed stipulation for payment of the debt on terms that you can afford.

If you do not answer the complaint against you in a timely manner, a default and default judgment could be entered against you where your personal bank accounts could be levied upon to satisfy the judgment.


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