Live in FL but case is NY: When my mother passed without a will in 2005 it brought about a LONG, drawn out ordeal between me, my estranged brother and equally estranged step-father(who was the Administrator). In a nutshell, those two were living in Mom's house at the time of her death, pretty much figured they'd stay there for good until I finally brought a(incompetent) lawyer into the act in 2009-even went back to file an official grievance against HIM-and during this whole mess somewhere around that time it looks like someone fell in front of the house and somewhat hurt herself. I found this out only as things were finally getting close to winding down on closing the Estate and I was served with papers including ME in the suit again my step-father(as well as my brother). Idiot lawyer assured me it was being taken care of as well and about 6 months again I the house FINALLY sold, and money from the Estate settled.To make matters worse, my 'step' has been in a nursing home for 2 years and who knows where my brother is. Now I get something in the mail from the Bronx County Supreme Court awarding a default judgement against me. I have not lived in the house in 20 years and haven't lived in NY in 9..I was told(by said idiot lawyer) that as a beneficiary I can be included in this suit-which I apparently have lost anyway. What recourse does this woman have with me if I just ignore the whole damn thing(and I was never clued into just WHAT she wanted)What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
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Sued for something I had nothing to do with..
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justalayman
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Oh, none if you don't consider her having the NY judgment domesticated in Florida and levy your bank accounts, file for seizure of personal property including your car, and garnish your wages recourse.
You need to research the suit to determine if you were served properly, if you really are a proper defendant, and how much the plaintiff was awarded. It is never a good idea to ignore things like this.