gerard01
Feb 26, 2009, 08:51 AM
Way back in 2000, I received a letter at my mothers house, informing me that a judgement had been found against me over a banking issue. I told the lawyer that I never received a summons to appear in court. They said they delivered the summons to my address and handed it to a woman. My mother did not remember accepting a summons.
My mothers home was my old address, but I was living somewhere else for close to 10 years somewhere else. At the time, I was unemployed. I still have my unemployment slips from the time with my other address printed on it.
I read something about 'place of abode. My bank account had my moms address still on it, which was my last address. I never bothered to change the address to my new address.
I also read that a summons can be served at your last known address, and depending on the state, may be left with anyone living there. I am not sure if I understood it all correctly.
I read the report of the summons. It described the deliverer as handing the summons to a woman in her 50's, at the time. The report did not say who the person was. But, the report does say the person informed the deliverer that I was not living at the known address.
Do I still have a chance to challenge the judgement, or am I dead in the water?
My mothers home was my old address, but I was living somewhere else for close to 10 years somewhere else. At the time, I was unemployed. I still have my unemployment slips from the time with my other address printed on it.
I read something about 'place of abode. My bank account had my moms address still on it, which was my last address. I never bothered to change the address to my new address.
I also read that a summons can be served at your last known address, and depending on the state, may be left with anyone living there. I am not sure if I understood it all correctly.
I read the report of the summons. It described the deliverer as handing the summons to a woman in her 50's, at the time. The report did not say who the person was. But, the report does say the person informed the deliverer that I was not living at the known address.
Do I still have a chance to challenge the judgement, or am I dead in the water?