Statute of limitation for a credit card debt runs from the last payment date or last use of the card (whichever is later). So when make a partial payment, the statute of limitation will run from the date of the partial payment. If the payment is made after the statute of limitation has expired, the payment will cause the statute of limitation to start all over again.
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Answered on Dec 13th, 2011 at 8:48 PM