I have a court date to dispute a credit judgement and the plaintiff waived their appearance, what does this me
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It means the plaintiff won't show up, but they usually can't arbitrarily waive their appearance. You or your attorney if you have one would have to consent. If the plaintiff's attorney will be there, it really doesn't help you at all. It means you won't have anyone to cross-examine. I'd recommend asking for summary judgment in your favor. End of story.
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....you have to give more details.  "detaching pay" before court date?  Do you mean taking money from your check?  Why would they take money from your check?  Child support? what?  \nPlease explain the problem in more detail.
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I am a bankruptcy attorney in California.  If you had an attorney helping you with the bankruptcy, he or she will probably take care of this for you as a courtesy.\n\nYou should have received a copy of the discharge notice from the bankruptcy court.  Schedule and appoint with the nearest DMV office (faster service) and bring a copy fo the discharge order.  They may want to see proof that the civil judgment was listed as debt.  That should take care of things for you.
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Please ignore the above answers.  Another batch of people who guess at answers and won't take a moment to do some research.\n\nHere is your problem.  Protesting to the credit bureau does no good.  All they are required to do is check with the court and verify that there is a judgement on record (and there will be).  They will also check the status.  If it shows that it's not been satisfied, your credit history stays uncorrected.  \n\nYour job is to get this information corrected with the court, but it's going to require action by the creditor to do it.  And as you say, your creditor is being a jerk.\n\nYou need to do some simple research of your state laws.  Going to the court and asking the clerk's will not help because they are barred from giving you legal advice.\n\nLets take Michigan for example (see the law below).  The creditor is REQUIRED to report the discharge of the debt, or face contempt action by the court.  As you can see, in Michigan you simply send the creditor a certified letter demanding that they fix it.  If they don't you can sue them for $300 plus damages.  \n\nDo your research.  Maybe a local attorney will spend 5 minutes on the phone and tell you the local laws.  But I will guarantee you that every state has court rules that require the creditor to properly discharge their debts.
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it is a violation. The best thing you can do is be honest with the judge and hope he gives you a warning.
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They will be happy to get whatever you are willing to give them.  Suing people costs money, if they can avoid it they will.\n\nI would call and arrange a payment schedule with them.  Then, you can stop worrying about it and they will know that they can expect a repayment.\n\nDo it soon, I am sure this is KILLING your credit!
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It is called the "preponderance of evidence".  That means that the plaintiff's evidence must weigh more heavily in the decision than that of the defendant.  A judge or a jury may decide this type of case.
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Why didn't the attorneys give you the contact information for the original creditor.  You need to find this company and ask them whats going on.  Some companies do things like this, then go a few months without payment so that they can garnish you cause they figure they can get more money that way.  In my county the courthouse can take payments for judgments.  Did you ask them if they would.  Whatever you do, keep records of your attempts to contact them.  It sounds like this could come back on you. \nActually there should be something the courthouse can do for you also.  Seems to me like there should be some kind of papers to fill out to find the creditor.  Contact everyone, the courthouse the attorney find that creditor.   \nSTUDLY is usually good with things like this, but I'm not sure how to find someone on Yahoo answers unless you see they've answered a question and click there avatar.\nGood Luck.
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Ordinarily, the court will keep both parties well informed.  However, if you had representation, even a public "pretender" then that is the preson whom the court will community with about the status of the case.\n\nYou can go to the clerk of the court and obtain the signed document (hearing) that verifies that charges were dismissed.
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If the credit collector sued you in court and won, there are additional statutes of limitations on collecting the debt, and is different for each state.\n\nI provide two links, one for statute of limitations on debt collection, and the other is the statue of limitation on judgements.\n\nAlso, make sure it is a legal court document, credit collection agencies are very creative with their documents.\n\nYou can also check your credit reports, it the judgement is valid it will appear on your credit report.  \n\nF.Y.I. You can get a free copy of your credit report, by law, once a year.\n\nThe 3 credit reporting agencies are:\n\n1. Transunion - transunion.com\n2. Equifax - equifax.com\n3. Experian - experian.com
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My guess would be that the judgement will create the CCJ, without regard as to how quickly you pay up.  Speak to an attorney for advice specific to your case.
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Go to the Clerk of Courts and file an appeal.  I'm assuming it's a civil matter.  You can't revoke the decision however you can appeal it.
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A lot of it depends on what state you are in.  Once a suit if filed it can stay on you report for over 30 years in some states.  You say that you and the "default" vacated.  What happened after that.  Did you file and answer, have you had a court date assigned to you?\n\nIf the default judgment is vacated then you still have the original suit to worry about.\n\nIf you provide me with additional info I may be able to help you more.\n\nicsowesmemoney@yahoo.com
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it can stay on your credit report for twenty years or more, depending on your state laws.  judgments are renewable every so many years.  they will essentially really mess up your credit.  i know, i've got the jacket.  was the judgment a default judgment?  did you show up to defend yourself?  if it's a default judgment, you may be able to have it vacated.  that's what happened to me.  but you need to either pay it, or take other legal avenues.  even if it's vacated, the creditor can turn around and sue you again.  that's the point i'm at now.  so, you need to ask yourself if it's a smaller amount, is it worth paying it off, or spending lots of other legal fees.  all depends on the total amount due.  also, now that they have the judgment, they can file garnishments with your employer, and you'll never know it until after it's being deducted.  it's quite a mess.  once it's paid, though, the judgment will stay on your report for 7 years.
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Generally, date of filing is more important than date of service.\n\nHowever, if both complaints apply to the same subject matter, one may get put on hold while the other is processed. That's up to the courts, if either party files a stay pending the other proceeding.\n\nIt is possible, depending on how the individual courts rule, that both separate claims will proceed in parallel. At some point, one court or the other will have to deal with this potential contradiction.
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The Circuit Court has a docket, and your general judgment was not docketed...\n\nA docket is just a list of cases that are to appear before a judge. According to your question, my best answer would be that your case just wasnt put on the docket.
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The only way to stop a garnishment would be to get the judgement overturned.  Since you did not show up in court on the hearing date, the creditor was granted a default judgement.\n\nWhat you would need to do is file a motion to dismiss based on "improper service".  That means the creditor did not follow proper procedures in serving you with the summons and complaint.\n\nRecently it was disclosed that several large collection agencies were fined, and several people sent to jail, because the lied about serving the paperwork.  They simply filed papers with the court saying they were delivered, when in fact the either could not locate the defendant or they simply didn't try.  \n\nIn order to win your motion you would need to show that you were not served the papers.  That means you need to go to the courthouse and see the "process of service" paperwork that is on file, and see how they claim you were served.  \n\nI'm not sure about how Virginia law works, but I believe it has to be served in person, as opposed to certified mail.  The court paperwork should say where and when you were served.  If you can prove they lied, the judge will dismiss the case.\n\nGood luck