JohnnyDo
Aug 26, 2006, 12:46 AM
In Feb 2004 I disputed and then closed a CC account. It looks like that credit card company filed a case against me where I used to live(Texas). I am currently out of the country, I left the States in Jue 2005. The case was filed 4 months after I left the states, (Sept 2005).
Should I hire a lawyer long distance and try to have this case vacated before I return to the states or wait until I return?
It should be vacated based on the fact I was out of the country and thus cannot be sued while in that status, and the fact I was not summoned, nor notified, nor had any way to defend myself from half a world away. (from what I understand)
The only way I found out about this case is doing a name search in the civil courts of the county where I used to live. I did the search because I had someone tell me this could happen without my knowledge, and I wanted to be prepared as I was considering ending my assignment and returning to the states.
Should I hire a lawyer long distance and try to have this case vacated before I return to the states or wait until I return?
It should be vacated based on the fact I was out of the country and thus cannot be sued while in that status, and the fact I was not summoned, nor notified, nor had any way to defend myself from half a world away. (from what I understand)
The only way I found out about this case is doing a name search in the civil courts of the county where I used to live. I did the search because I had someone tell me this could happen without my knowledge, and I wanted to be prepared as I was considering ending my assignment and returning to the states.