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    Nov 3, 2007, 04:01 PM
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    Can a lawsuit be filed against a person and a judgement entered without the defendant's knowledge? We received no summons or any court documents. If not, where do we go from here?
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    Nov 3, 2007, 06:46 PM
    That is a yes and know, a person is suppose to be served with a court summoms, but if for some reason they did not have a address for you, or if they lied to the court and said they did not have an address.
    But you are suppose to be served.
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    Nov 4, 2007, 06:17 AM
    Hello DD:

    If you look around here, you'll find some great advice from mr yet about what you should do.

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    Nov 4, 2007, 06:26 AM
    Was a judgement entered against you? If a notice is generated, whether you receive proper service notwithstanding, and you don't appear in court, then a default judgement is entered against you. If this is what happened then you need to file a motion to vacate judgement due to improper service.

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