georgina Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 I know judgments and executions can be transferred throughout the US but, can I be SUED by a OC or CA outside of where I lived when I accepted and agreed to the credit card terms and conditions?Does moving out of county or state prevent a law suit even if CA discovers new out of state address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willingtocope Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 The creditors have their choice...where you lived when you opened the card, or where you live now. Moving away doesn't negate the fact that they may sue. If they sue where you used to live, they'll have to "domesticate" the judgement to your present state before they can take any money. Some states make that harder than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrybucks Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 They have to file suit in the county in which you currently live, so yes you still can be sued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgina Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Being that the OC's are global can they sue me in another country let's say Canada?Do law firms check to see if there are any previous unsatisfied judgments against debtor by other CAs in debtors county in order to decide whether it is worth their time to sue the debtor? It would seem a realistic scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasen Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Being that the OC's are global can they sue me in another country let's say Canada?Do law firms check to see if there are any previous unsatisfied judgments against debtor by other CAs in debtors county in order to decide whether it is worth their time to sue the debtor? It would seem a realistic scenario.If you used to live in Canada, and Canadian law allows it. But even if they did and won a default judgment, a foreign judgment means squat to a US citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacorps Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 If you used to live in Canada, and Canadian law allows it. But even if they did and won a default judgment, a foreign judgment means squat to a US citizen.Out of country judgments can be domesticated too. The more congruent the foreign country's legal system is with ours (English common law roots), the easier that is. There is a Hague convention that governs this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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