My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: Oregon
I am being sued over debts for promissory notes dating back to 1995. When I signed the notes at the school I was told many different things about what I was signing and why. If I tried to question anything I was told that I would not get any money. I was self assured that if anything was incorrect upon the payment due date that I could prove it by other means of documentation such as canceled checks.
I left school and did not complete an exit interview. The financial aid collection woman at the school was very defiant and refused to acknowledge my verbal or written request for dispute.
Ten years later a new financial aid person was hired and attempted to help but all documentation or proof was gone. Now I am being sued and I cannot find any precedence to show that any case has ever been penalized for refusing to investigate.
What would be the best course of action to get the courts to either force the school to investigate and reduce the principle, interest and fees to the date the dispute was ignored?

