What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia
In October of 2014 I was assaulted by a friend we were letting stay in a camper on our property. He was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail in August of 2015. His stuff, which he didn't have much of, was left here and no one ever contacted me to retrieve it. After he was sentenced, his cousin came and got some and told me to dispose of the rest. Today I received a summons from my attacker's PoA and they are taking me to civil court for his stuff. They included a list and 90% of the stuff on it belongs to my husband! I'm not sure what to do since I can't afford a lawyer and I'm suffering PTSD from what this man did to me, so this is causing some major issues for me emotionally. I feel like it's more harassment. Do they have any chance of winning? What can I do?
In October of 2014 I was assaulted by a friend we were letting stay in a camper on our property. He was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail in August of 2015. His stuff, which he didn't have much of, was left here and no one ever contacted me to retrieve it. After he was sentenced, his cousin came and got some and told me to dispose of the rest. Today I received a summons from my attacker's PoA and they are taking me to civil court for his stuff. They included a list and 90% of the stuff on it belongs to my husband! I'm not sure what to do since I can't afford a lawyer and I'm suffering PTSD from what this man did to me, so this is causing some major issues for me emotionally. I feel like it's more harassment. Do they have any chance of winning? What can I do?