Category: Legal

There are five steps to respond to a lawsuit. 1. Gather information 2. Respond to what is said about you 3. Tell your story 4. Generate your response 5. File the response with the court and send a copy to the lawyer suing you ============================================ Nobody wants to get sued for a debt. It's stressful and can feel really scary to think about trying to respond on your own. Chances are, hiring an attorney to help you out is off the table, because if you had money to pay an attorney you could have just paid off your debt in the first place! As it stands, you've probably already been working as hard as you can to make ends meet. So to have a lawsuit looming in front of you on top of all of your regular challenges can understandably feel overwhelming. In fact, it may feel really tempting to just ignore it and hope it goes away. This is exactly what the party filing the lawsuit (or...