What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Maryland
My significant other is a very sick woman. Last Oct, men came to my door with a body attachment for her (we live together) due to a case where she was sued by a hospital for non-payment of medical bills. At the time, she was on her death bed (they literally were not expecting her to live) IN the hospital who sued her.
The men said that an Oral Exam should be scheduled, however, at the time, she was intibated (sp?) (tubes down her throat). I had not heard a word since.
After some time, she recovered and in December '07, she was deemed well enough to return home. She's been home since, though very weak and ill most of the time.
Neither of us had thought of the "body attachment" or "oral exam" for quite a while because we hadn't received a bill from the credit collector, nor had we received anything in the mail from the court.
Things changed, however, when I received a phone call today from one of the men who had come to serve the "body attachment" last October. He was phishing for information regarding her whereabouts and not offering any information that could potentially help her/us in return. I came to find that after he told me that he'd check with his supervisor and call me back in five minutes, he went to my house to try to pick up her up and take her in. Fortunately, she wasn't there, but had been taken by a neighbor to a doctor's appointment.
The question now is, how do I find out what Judge I need to contact to explain what's been going on, so that he/she knows this person hasn't been "hiding"? I'm afraid that if I take her to the courthouse to try to get information, they'll detain her. The problem with this is that, aside from going to doctor's appointments, she is totally, completely, and permanently disabled and is bedridden (has ostemy, neucrosis of most joints, chronic pain, on medication for depression, etc.).
I guess what would also be helpful to know is if I may do what is required to get her an "oral examination"? If so, what must I do?
Thank you,
SK
Maryland
My significant other is a very sick woman. Last Oct, men came to my door with a body attachment for her (we live together) due to a case where she was sued by a hospital for non-payment of medical bills. At the time, she was on her death bed (they literally were not expecting her to live) IN the hospital who sued her.
The men said that an Oral Exam should be scheduled, however, at the time, she was intibated (sp?) (tubes down her throat). I had not heard a word since.
After some time, she recovered and in December '07, she was deemed well enough to return home. She's been home since, though very weak and ill most of the time.
Neither of us had thought of the "body attachment" or "oral exam" for quite a while because we hadn't received a bill from the credit collector, nor had we received anything in the mail from the court.
Things changed, however, when I received a phone call today from one of the men who had come to serve the "body attachment" last October. He was phishing for information regarding her whereabouts and not offering any information that could potentially help her/us in return. I came to find that after he told me that he'd check with his supervisor and call me back in five minutes, he went to my house to try to pick up her up and take her in. Fortunately, she wasn't there, but had been taken by a neighbor to a doctor's appointment.
The question now is, how do I find out what Judge I need to contact to explain what's been going on, so that he/she knows this person hasn't been "hiding"? I'm afraid that if I take her to the courthouse to try to get information, they'll detain her. The problem with this is that, aside from going to doctor's appointments, she is totally, completely, and permanently disabled and is bedridden (has ostemy, neucrosis of most joints, chronic pain, on medication for depression, etc.).
I guess what would also be helpful to know is if I may do what is required to get her an "oral examination"? If so, what must I do?
Thank you,
SK