I get a summons from a law office stating that I owe $1023 plus interest of $270 and must be paid or answered within 10 days if not it will be filed in the county court. On top of that they charged collection fee and attorney fee of 250. I paid before 10 days and I was told that I am cleared and will not be filed to the court. After few weeks I got a receipt from the plaintiff (the one that filed) that they received $856.00 and should not get any calls from them since it is paid. My question is , why is the amount the law office paid the plaintiff smaller than what was filed. I think the law office filed a higher amount and took more than $400.oo from me. Because aside from the interst and principal from the plaintiff they also charge me collection fee (which I think is the payment for them ) and attorney's fee. Should I call the law office and get the extra money they asked me to pay? Please need help.

That of course is the business of the person you owed the money to and the attorney and really not your issue.

But the court would get paid their fee, the attorney gets their fee plus they may have gottten another fee for collection ( percent of the fee paid)

Frchuck-like I said, it is not filed in court because I paid it. The paper state that the total money showing is what I was being asked by the plaintiff, be ut is different than the receipt of payment they sent me.

frchuck-like i said, it is not filed in court because I paid it. The paper state that the total money showing is what i was being asked by the plaintiff, b ut is different than the receipt of payment they sent me.

The "law office" youi dealt with had an agreement with the original creditor. They agreed to pay the creditor a percentage of what was recovered, which worked out to $856. They charged you a $250 attorney fee (probably what they figured would be awarded had you gone to court), but that's not necessarily what they agreed with the creditor.

That would be my guess.