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In Florida, the executor or personal representative of the deceased's estate is responsible for notifying credit card companies of the cardholder's death. The estate is generally responsible for paying off any outstanding credit card debt using the deceased person's assets. Family members are not typically personally liable for the deceased person's credit card debt.

Yes, credit card companies can take legal action against you for non-payment. This can include lawsuits to obtain a judgment, which may lead to wage garnishment or liens on your property. It's important to communicate with the creditors, seek financial counseling, and explore options like debt settlement or consolidation to address the debt.

You must be at least 18 years of age to apply for credit in the US. However, you must have a co-signer and/or proof of adequate income. To independently get a credit card you must be 21.

In New Jersey, a judgment can typically stay on your credit report for up to seven years from the date it was entered. However, some judgments can remain on your credit report for longer periods, such as up to 20 years for federal judgments. It's important to check your specific circumstances and monitor your credit report regularly for accuracy.

The legal age to get a credit card in Canada is 18 years old. Those under 18 can become secondary cardholders on someone else's account or get a pre-paid credit card.

A paid judgment stays on a person's credit report for seven years. An unpaid judgment also stays on the report for seven years, but may be renewed. Tax liens are another item that stay on a credit report for seven years, if paid. If not paid, they remain on the credit report indefinitely.

In Indiana, a judgment can stay on your credit report for seven years from the date it was filed. This can negatively impact your credit score and ability to access credit in the future. It's important to resolve any outstanding judgments or work with creditors to reach a settlement to improve your creditworthiness.

No, judgments in Virginia are generally valid for 20 years and can be renewed for an additional 10 years. However, judgments do not appear on credit reports indefinitely, typically falling off after 7 years from the date of entry.

No. A civil summons for a credit lawsuit is not a direct order of the court. If the debtor does not appear at the hearing a default judgment is entered in favor of the creditor. The creditor can then execute the judgment in whatever manner is allowed by the laws of the debtor's state. It's very important to respond to the summons in a timely manner. The majority of debtors who find themselves in a credit card debt lawsuit DO NOT RESPOND. You can represent yourself in the lawsuit (called Pro Se) and oftentimes if you do respond with a proper Notice of Appearance, Answer, and Certificate of Service the creditor will drop the lawsuit because they know they will have to prove their case AND in many instances these third-party debt collectors are trying to collect on out-of-statute debt or do not have sufficient evidence to back up their claims. When a third-party debt collector buys your debt for pennies on the dollar they often receive a one-page printout, no original contract, no signed statements, etc. Bottom line? File an Answer with the court and wait and see. Otherwise, you'll be facing wage garnishment and frozen assets.

A dismissed chapter 13 remains on a credit report for 7 years. A dismissed chapter 7 or 11 remains for 10 years. A discharged chapter 7 or 13 or 11 remains for 10 years. If the date for the dismissal or discharge exceeds any of the above time limits then the consumer should contact the credit bureaus by written correspondence requesting the entry be expunged.

In South Carolina, judgments can stay on your credit report for up to seven years from the date they were filed. However, if the judgment is satisfied or settled before the seven-year period, it may be removed earlier.

To get a 'satisfied' judgment removed from your credit report, you can contact the credit reporting agencies and dispute the information. Provide any documentation that shows the judgment has been satisfied. You may also need to reach out to the creditor or court that issued the judgment to request that they provide confirmation of its satisfaction to the credit bureaus.

To remove false aliases from your credit report after identity theft, contact the credit reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, TransUnion) and provide documentation proving the aliases are incorrect. You may also need to file a report with the Federal Trade Commission and place a fraud alert on your credit report. Be diligent in monitoring your credit report for any further suspicious activities.

The SOL for filing a lawsuit to recover monies owed has no correlation with the time limit for a negative entry on the consumer's credit report. Judgments may or may not be subject to expungement from credit reports after the 7 years from date of entry has passed. Most judgments are renewable and can remain on a credit report for an indefinite period of time.

The homestead exemption has not correlation to the repayment of debt. The homestead exemption is for the purpose of protecting a primary residence from creditor attachement by means of a lawsuit judgment. Debts of the deceased should be entered into probate procedure along with all non exempt assets and property, all of such will be handled according to the state probate laws.

It depends on your situation. If you are disabled and can't work or you are between jobs and making an effort to look for work the judge generally will give you some time. If you're slacking off then yes, the judge can make you pay this debt off and will decide how much will come out of your pay until the debt is paid in full. When you take out a credit card you are basically boring money from a company and it's your responsibility to pay that debt back just as if you were paying off a loan at a bank. Cut-up those credit cards! Marcy * No. When a creditor sues a debtor and wins a judgment is entered against the debtor. The court does not take any part in the collection of a judgment, that becomes the responsibility of the judgment creditor. Not paying a judgment is not considered contempt of a court order. Once the creditor has the judgment they can execute it against any nonexempt property belonging to the debtor. This is done by filing the appropriate forms with the clerk of the court and notification given the debtor that the judgment has been excecuted as a wage garnishment or bank account levy, or other means.

A judgment is typically placed on someone's credit report when a creditor takes legal action against them for unpaid debts and wins a judgment in court. This judgment is then recorded with credit bureaus and can negatively impact the person's credit score.

No, the expiration of the SOL designates the time in which the creditor has to file a lawsuit. This does not mean a creditor will not pursue litigation, as an SOL is not an "automatic" defense in creditor vs. debtor suits. If a debtor is sued after the expiration the debtor must bring forth proof that the debt is invalid, the court will not do this for him or her. Often people receive a summons for what they believe is an invalid lawsuit because the SOL has expired, this is not necessarily true. A creditor may file a suit one day before the SOL expires and it will be seen as valid litigation. In addition, a debt is always valid until it is paid, settled in a lawsuit or discharged in bankruptcy.

CC debts are generally considered open accounts. The Texas SOL for an open account is 4 years from the DLA. The SOL applies to litigation action only and does not mean the debt is no longer owed or collection procedures cannot be used. However, any repayment of said debt would have to be done voluntarily by the debtor, unless there are mitigating circumstances. Please be advised, unethical agencies buy and attempt to collect on SOL expired accounts by the use of intimidation, deceit, and out-and-out threats, such as the debtor will be jailed, lose all their property, their employer,neighbors, family, etc. will be contacted, and so forth. All such tactics are illegal and should be reported to the justice division of the state attorney general in the state where the debtor resides. This also applies to those collectors who claim to be or actually are collection law firms/attorneys.

If she gave them her credit card number she did it voluntarily. If the were harrassing her she had an obligation to tell them to stop calling. Once she did that she needed to document the calls and get a lawyer. If you didn't live there and she wasn't a co-signer on the note she could have sued and probably got enough to pay off your debt. It's too late now though.

LOOK AT YOUR STATE LAWS AND FIND OUT THE NUMBER OF YEARS; USUALLY IT IS SEVEN YEARS FROM THE DATE THAT THIS WAS FILED.

Normally it has to be within your states statute of limitations. That varies state to state.Also the amount of time which passed since your last payment was made would be the beginning of the "clock".