QUESTION
Attorney claimed mailed my settlement check been 9 working days from florida to florida, they calime they can't put stop payment because of trust fund
Asked on Mar 28th, 2015 on Consumer Law - Florida
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so now I wait for my money which has put me in a hardship, they mailed regular mail which I thought to safe it should be certified with sign receipt, Is this true they can't put stop payment on trust check and how long should I wait. I was informed I need to wait another week which its already been a week and then they would discuss with partners on how to handle, this is totally not fair to me they have there money
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Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
Partner at
Tischhauser Law Group
2 Awards
First, any lack of fairness or hardship, was caused by solely your reliance in spending money you didn't have in hand. If the case never settled or for the many months that it didn't you did just fine. Now theres a settlement and your financially strapped in a hardship. Whatever you would have done without the settlement money is exactly what you need to do to voercome the hardship you described. In the future NEVER commit to, plan for or spend money you don't have in hand. To be clear, the lawyers CAN stop payment on the check, but its a HUGE pain in the butt to do. If they said give it one more week, give it one more week. If it goes past that, they can stop payment and tell them you will pay for new check to be sent FED-EX overnight to you (its not likely very much). This should solve your issues.
Answered on Apr 24th, 2015 at 10:42 AM
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