My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: Florida
I received a summons for a pretrial conference scheduled for in about a month.
I had settled this debt for a certain amount in August of '06. The debt collector never took out the rest of the amount on my credit report which is actually interest and what not. The worst thing happened is that my husband threw out all the paper work by mistake. I have nothing to prove that I had actually settled the amount. I paid by bank check (like a money order). At this point what should I do?. Do I settle at the pretrial conference or is it possible to request in writing for a validation of the debt at that time? They a third party collector (LVNV). Any help would be greatly appreciated. I feel at a lost since I know in good faith I settled with them, but have nothing to show for it
. The amount is around $1500. I am not sure about the SOL on the original debt.
Please help anyone...

