Summons to court in Illinois but live in Georgia
Yesterday, I was served at Alias Summons at my home in GA with a summons to Civil Court in Illinois. The original complaint was attached to the summons and dated 2006. The court is 1,000 miles from me. The attorney attached a postage paid return envelope. If I pay the full amount, which I can do, should it be sent to the attorney? If I do that, how will I know that the judgment has been cancelled? The original bill was for $900 and the last payment was in November 2005. The amount on the summons is now $2,000. I'd prefer to pay $1,000 this month and $1,000 next month, but I'm afraid of the accumulating legal fees. Thank you for advice.