i tell you a little about my story. i just have money taking out my account witch is also my wife\'s account,the bank can do nothing cause is a court order,now they trying to send me to court or have the court issue an order for my arrest, if i don\'t pay the rest of it before the court day. my question is? is there a lawyer that will take this case, according to what i just read this looks illegal to me, if you can help us, just let us know. my court day is for sep 6 at 9:00am JUDGE LESNEWICH. THANK YOU
Robert
Irvine,#2Consumer Comment
Sun, August 25, 2013
First off when you say you are going to say just a "little" about your story..you aren't kidding. Because this report is lacking so many details it is a bit crazy.
But just some general information. First of all if you received a summons, the first thing you need to do is verify if it is valid. There should be the court information on the summons, call the clerk of the court at that courthouse and they can tell you if it is legitimate. If it is legitimate and you are ordered to appear..then you better do what ever it takes to show up because if you don't you may have a bench warrant issued for your arrest. Which means they won't come looking for you but if you are ever stopped by law enforement for any reason and they "run" your name you would be arrested then.
If it is not a legitimate summons then you have an entirly different issue, and one you need to talk to an attorney about going after this company.
As for getting an attorney, without knowing anything about this case. That is, is this a civil or criminal case it is impossible to tell you what type of attorney you even need. Because it is rare for a judge to require a person to appear unless there is something very serious. It is also very rare for a judge to order full payment before the court date where if they don't they get a warrant issued. Generally in civil cases if the person doesn't show the case is just decided against them. There is generally no court ordered "time limit" as to when they must pay off the judgment.
Again not sure what you think is illegal. But if you had a vaild suit that was properly served and you got a judgement against you. In just about every case if you owe a judgement they have the legal right in most cases to attach your bank account(s) until the judgement is satisfied(paid).
While the Clerk of the Court can't give you legal advise, perhaps they can guide you in the right direction to some sort of legal aid society who can at least give you some more specifics.