I actullay have a few questions concerning a default judgement trial. I was served with papers saying a judgement was being sought and it is a couple of states away from where I live. It said if I did not appear a judgement would be issued against me. However I received a thing in the mail from the magistrate saying it has been scheduled for a default judgement trial and both parties are required to attend. First what kind of trial is this? Secondly, like I stated this is a about 200 miles from where I live and I am unemployed right now and do not know how I woould even get there so is my attendance absolutely required? What can happen from this? I have never had to deal with anything like this before and have never been in any kind of trouble so I am sort of nervous about this whole thing.

I don't see how they can schedule a "default judgment trial" when a default judgment is only entered when the defendant does not appear for the trial.

Yes, you need to appear otherwise it will be a default judgment trial.

And as Judy said, why are you being sued out-of-state? What are you being sued for?

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Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

Both lawyers have to appear or both parties have to appear? Do you have an Attorney?

If you don't appear there will be a Judgment against you because you will not present a defense. Is it your debt and do you have a legal defense?

The venue - the place where a case is heard - is the residence of the Defendant. Why are you being sued in another State?

Would need to know more about the document and what it says as well as which State.

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It is in Georgia in Gwinnett county. I received the court papers that said I did not have to attend. That if I didn't they would enter a judgement against me. Now I have received this thing from the magistrate court saying it has been scheduled for a default judgement trial and both parties are required to attend. As I stated earlier in my original question I am currently unemployed and do not know how I would be able to get there. I do not have an attorney. It is in regarsds to an old debt I had tried to settle year ago but no arrangements I offered were ever good enough for them to accept.

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Originally Posted by Tbear966

It is in Georgia in Gwinnett county. I received the court papers that said I did not have to attend. That if I didn't they would enter a judgement against me. Now I have received this thing from the magistrate court saying it has been scheduled for a default judgement trial and both parties are required to attend. As I stated earlier in my original question I am currently unemployed and do not know how I would be able to get there. I do not have an attorney. It is in regarsds to an old debt I had tried to settle year ago but no arrangements I offered were ever good enough for them to accept.

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Okay, what they accept or don't accept is up to them - them being the creditor.

It would appear that you were served in the wrong State. Isn't that an issue?

I won the war and it is over. Go on giving bad advice, I don't care. Told students to cease fire lol