judgement sent to wrong address

[carol]

My son had a car repossed a few years ago in NJ (leased car)

He had moved since and the mail went to his old address . He did not have a forwarding address.

He had been living with me for a while and did not receive any court dates.(PA)

They did put a judgement on him.

Did get mail collecting the loan and we had sent a letter to validate. Mail sent to PA but nothing about a judgement.

New Century Financial sevices sent a letter and said an initial notice of debt was sent on aug. 2,003 and no request was made to validate. My son was living in Pa. The judgement is in superior court of New Jersey.

He moved back to NJ but still has Pa. drivers license which he had when he lived in Pa. with me.

Should he go to the Cape May, NJ court and file a form that he was not served any papers. If so, not getting served, would the judge dismiss the judgement? Thank you so much. Carol

[thomassl]

You should be able to search this website under, "Vacating a Judgement" to find out what he needs to do. As far as where he needs to file, part of the information on this site says: "Most likely, you will have to file your motion at the same court which granted the judgment in the first place, which means that if the judgment was granted in Anchorage, Alaska, and you now live in Miami, Florida, you will have to fly to Alaska to both file the paperwork and to attend the court trial.

Go to the courthouse with your typed document and tell the court clerk that you are filing a motion to vacate a judgment. There may be additional forms to fill out at the courthouse, and there will probably be a nominal filing fee. The clerk should know exactly what needs to be done with your paperwork, and can answer all of your questions and even help you fill out the forms.

Once your paperwork is in order, the court will notify you of the upcoming court date. The person who originally sued you (the plantiff in the original suit) will typically have 35 days to respond."

Hope this helps!

[carol]

Thank you very much. Let you know what happens... Thanks, Carol

You should be able to search this website under, "Vacating a Judgement" to find out what he needs to do. As far as where he needs to file, part of the information on this site says: "Most likely, you will have to file your motion at the same court which granted the judgment in the first place, which means that if the judgment was granted in Anchorage, Alaska, and you now live in Miami, Florida, you will have to fly to Alaska to both file the paperwork and to attend the court trial.

Go to the courthouse with your typed document and tell the court clerk that you are filing a motion to vacate a judgment. There may be additional forms to fill out at the courthouse, and there will probably be a nominal filing fee. The clerk should know exactly what needs to be done with your paperwork, and can answer all of your questions and even help you fill out the forms.

Once your paperwork is in order, the court will notify you of the upcoming court date. The person who originally sued you (the plantiff in the original suit) will typically have 35 days to respond."

Hope this helps!