Defaul Final Judgement - Is it really FINAL? Also, Rules of Civil Procedure Form(?!)
I know this is going to come off as incredibly naive, but please bear with me.
I was sued, and just received a "final judgement after default". Apparently I was supposed to submit something to the court, I think, because it says I failed to file any pleadings. I didn't know I was supposed to. At the last hearing, the judge told me I should expect to hear anything for a while, and I was under the impression there would be another hearing or I would be contacted in some way before a judgement was made. There was some confusion as to my proper address, as this judgement lists my "last known address" wrong, although the last motion I filed contained my proper address, and the plaintiff's attorney clearly has my proper address since this judgement was mailed to me by him. Is it too late to do anything in this matter?
Also, the judgement orders me to complete, under oath, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Form 1.977 and fact information sheet. This is asking for all kinds of extremely personal information like social security number, detailed information about everything I own, copies of all my canceled checks for the past year, bank account numbers, employer and salary information, copies of pay stubs, copies of my income tax returns, and even the names and addresses of all my children! The person suing me is hostile toward me, and I feel VERY uncomfortable turning over all of this personal information to this person. Is there anything at all I can do to prevent from having to do this?
I know this is going to come off as incredibly naive, but please bear with me.
I was sued, and just received a "final judgement after default". Apparently I was supposed to submit something to the court, I think, because it says I failed to file any pleadings. I didn't know I was supposed to. At the last hearing, the judge told me I should expect to hear anything for a while, and I was under the impression there would be another hearing or I would be contacted in some way before a judgement was made. There was some confusion as to my proper address, as this judgement lists my "last known address" wrong, although the last motion I filed contained my proper address, and the plaintiff's attorney clearly has my proper address since this judgement was mailed to me by him. Is it too late to do anything in this matter?
Also, the judgement orders me to complete, under oath, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Form 1.977 and fact information sheet. This is asking for all kinds of extremely personal information like social security number, detailed information about everything I own, copies of all my canceled checks for the past year, bank account numbers, employer and salary information, copies of pay stubs, copies of my income tax returns, and even the names and addresses of all my children! The person suing me is hostile toward me, and I feel VERY uncomfortable turning over all of this personal information to this person. Is there anything at all I can do to prevent from having to do this?
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