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Claims are paid in order of priority.  It is not inherent that yours should be paid now, but if you do not like your lawyer, fire him/her and get another.  Payments will be reported in monthly reports by the debtor.  If there is a creditors' committee, you might call that lawyer.... Read Answer

You can apply for hospital bed-funds which is a type of grant/charity program that the hospitals have to offset their costs. You could also file a chapter 7 bankruptcy to avoid all the unsecured debt entirely.  If you would like more information, we would be happy to speakwith you further and assist you in whatever direction you choose. 203.870.6700... Read Answer

YOu have a right to retrieve those items. They also have a right to inventory them. Allowing your walltet to stay in your car with such valuable information is simply foolish. That stated, you may need to get a law enforcment officer to go with you get the items or hire a lawyer to sue them, at your expense initially, to get them back. Bear in mind, that some repo agents are underhanded and might just toss the items claiming they weren't in the car which is very difficult to deal with. ... Read Answer

First, don't make idle threats of "going to court". Noone is going to court over a $125.00 charge so dont be silly - gets you hung up on. Second, how was this "given to another girl?" If it was a mistake from UPD pr parking services, then THAT is where you need to go to get this sorted as they can see your tag and her tag are different and registered separately. ... Read Answer

It is difficult to give you recommendations without seeing the paperwork, but I will do what I can.  The statute of Limitations in Florida is usually 5 years on a written instrument, but a recent Florida Supreme Court case considered each payment on a mortgage to effectively have its own limitations period.  In effect, there's a good chance that you may not owe any payments which were due more than 5 years before suit was filed, but you likely owe the rest.  It may be a complex calculation to figure out what is owed.If possible, you should hire an attorney to represent you.  If you can't afford an attorney, then you should send in a written Answer to the Complaint, responding to each numbered paragraph.  You should also include, as an "affirmative defense" that some or all of the debt is exc;uded by the Statute of Limitations.... Read Answer

These types of cases are very common.  It is perfectly legal to sell a debt to a 3rd party and that 3rd party can then sue to collect.  The good news is that, if handled properly, these types of cases can be successfully defended (and often won) in Court.  Please feel free to call or email me if you would like to discuss your case in detail.  ... Read Answer

I bet I know who the title loan company is, and it has a fishy name. There is no title loan that is legitimate that should have a $7500.00 payoff with a 4,000.00 loan in a 3 week period. Problem is suing such a company civilly is expensive and high risk. You shoudl make a complaint with the Attorney General and the OFR,and see if that gets any result. You might not be able to avoid to issue about the repo as you have no means to repay the loan under its terms, but you can certainly address them skiming extra money from you over the money and interest the woud be entitled to for the 1 month loan. ... Read Answer