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sweetangel2000
Sep 17, 2008, 11:50 AM
I have stopped paying my credit cards debts since 2005 due to unemployment until now, 2008. Will the new SOL rule of 2 yrs. Applies in my case or the old SOL for yrs. . Help

Justice Matters
Sep 28, 2008, 06:25 PM
Under Ontario's Limitations Act the limitation period for a cause of action that arose after January 1, 2004 is two years (certain conditions apply).

Be advised that either a payment (even a nominal one) or a written acknowledgment of the debt could re-start the limitation period.