Lawyer wants judgment not money.

[Richard Murphy]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Massachusetts

Court papers have been filed on the behalf of a creditor. The lawyer handling the case would like for me to sign a judgment agreement. We have agreed that I will make payment each month; however, I am trying not to have a judgment on my credit report. I have gone to court for this matter and I have explained to the court that I am making payments and did not want a judgment on my credit report. The court agreed to set the matter aside for now since payments were being made, however, the lawyer for the creditor is insisting that I sign a judgment statement.

The reply I received from this posting was:
Keep making your payments. Do not miss one or pay it late. The court has already made a decision in your favor (judgment won't go on your CR). Don't sign the judgment. Send a letter, CMRRR, stating what the judge ordered.


NOW:
I followed the above reply, I did not miss any payments. The lawyer upon receiving my letter with another payment has returned all three payments and I have to go to court on 10-27-04. I just received the payments back today 10-22-04 and feel somewhat unsure on what I can do now to keep the courts from issuing a judgment against me. Can someone guide me on my options? Thank you for any and all the help.

 

[Tayla]

Answer the summons. Appear at Court. Request a mediator or arbitrator. Since you had originally spoken to the judge, use this as reference to seeking arbitration to settle out this matter prior to a judgement being handed down.
Show proof via your checks that you were attempting as originally agreed by the judge to make payments consistently. You were only notifed on the 10/22 that said agreement was being breeched by the plaintiff.(Re: Not cashing checks). At least that is how Im interpreting the post. See if the Judge will enforce the original agreement since you clearly attempted to abide by it despite the plaintiffs return of said checks. These are each individual suggestions and not inclusive. Im sure that a lawyer would be best to advise you at this point given that you have more detailed information then is in the post.