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    Jul 19, 2010, 09:59 AM
    What will happen when I go to court
    What will happen when I go to court, I got summoned and says I can be subject to arrest! Can I be put in jail for failing to pay on my credit card? Lost job house car and sold belongings to feed myself ! Can I go to jail?
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    Jul 19, 2010, 10:07 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by genehbrt View Post
    what will happen when i go to court, i got summoned and says i can be subject to arrest! can i be put in jail for failing to pay on my credit card? lost job house car and sold belongings to feed myself ! can i go to jail?
    First, it's not a good idea to piggyback your question on someone else's thread. I've asked that your question be moved to its own thread.

    Second, I have never heard of someone being arrested for not showing up at a small claims case. Civil might be different, but even so - typically they will simply grant a default judgment to the plaintiff, not waste the time to come look for you.

    Where are you located? How old is the debt you're being sued for? When was the last time you used the card and when did you make the last payment?
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    Jul 19, 2010, 11:10 AM

    Thankfully there is no debtor's prison any longer. You can't be arrested and thrown in jail for not paying your credit card bill.

    I'm sure the credit card companies are not happy about this and will shortly change the laws in their favor.
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