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    Default Statute of Limitations on an Attorney Bill

    State of PA:
    I filed chapter 13 bankruptcy in 2003 and was converted to a chapter 7 in 2004. The discharge date was April 2003 according to the bankruptcy file. When we first met with attorney, we paid the fee that he wanted for the chapter 13 bankruptcy. Then we changed our minds and later changed it into a chapter 7. I don't remember anything about it costing us more money. We divorced and I moved, and never heard anything from them until 2008. I somehow got a letter/bill from them that was forwarded to my new address. I called the office and told her that I had no knowledge of this bill and she told me that they have been sending bills the whole time and that IF the bill was not paid in full by a certain date, it would go to district magistrates office for collection with fees added on to it. It already had a bunch of finance charges added to the bill. I told her that I had not lived there, but that my ex did and IF they did send any bills, I did not know about it. I asked if the bill could be split in half so I could pay half and my ex could pay half, and she said NO, because we both filed bankruptcy together, the bill could not be split. My ex did not have any income at that time, and now is on s.s.i., so they cannot go after him to pay it, but they could me. At that time, I asked her if I could make payments on the bill of $100 a month, and they accepted. I paid $800 on the bill, and then I couldn't afford it anymore, so I stopped. They just sent me that bill again last month, and wrote on it asking me to start paying my monthly payment again. My question is...??? Is the statue of limitation up on this bill?

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    Default Re: Statute of Limitations on an Attorney Bill

    The statute of limitations will be running from the date of your last payment. You make it sound like that was quite recent.

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    Default Re: Statute of Limitations on an Attorney Bill

    This client should check the fee agreement with the attorney. A chapter 7 is usually less expensive than a l3 and I'm not sure why there would be additional fees due. In Massachusetts, the bankuptcy court will hammer a lawyer who asks for fees in addition to the fee agreement.

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    Default Re: Statute of Limitations on an Attorney Bill

    they can't garnish your wages in PA even if you get sued, just watch out for a bank levy but if you have a spouse with an acct (NON JOINT) then just use there's for a while (you can still get an additional card in your name, just don't get a "joint" acct) statute of limitation for debt in PA is 4yrs for them to take legal action, or they're out of luck, 7-10yrs and it's off your credit.

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