How to answer complaint regarding a debt?
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How to answer complaint regarding a debt?
The card number on the affidavit (unable to identify this number) and on an old statement (this is the correct number) they sent with the complaint do not match at all. I did stop paying on the card after I was unable to come to an affordable payment plan with the creditor. While I am willing to pay, I need a payment I can handle or I will not be able to afford it. The card is only in my name. I no longer work due to health issues. We are a family of five living on under a gross of $23,000. We are on Medicaid, food stamps, phone and energy assistance. How do I write answer with the account number mix?
Asked on November 2, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, West Virginia
Answers:
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The best way to get an answer with affirmative defenses to the complaint against you for credit card debt is to go online and do searches for answers to a complaint. There are many forms online that you can use as a template.
You can also go to your local law library and ask the law librarian for assistance for forms so you can do an answer to the complaint with affirmative defenses. Your county bar association may also have a program where attorneys assist people in your situation.
You will also have to pay a filing fee for the answer that you need to file.
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