Will they put me in jail???

Question

I am being threatined by credit cadr compant , because i cant pay a bill. they sent the police here with papers too. I have no job, no car and if it wasnt for my friend , i would be homeless. Will i have to go to prison?

Answer 1

then how do u have a computer..

is it your friends?

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Answer 2

Not sure why the police would be involved.  If you can't pay the bill the only thing they can do is to send the bill to collections and you should declare bankruptcy if you are sure you have no money coming in.  This is not really a police matter...../

Answer 3

They could put you in jail if you were served court papers file bankruptcy

Answer 4

How did they send the police to your home?

If this is true, you should be able to sue the credit card company and the police department for more than enough to pay your credit card bill.  That is criminal harassment and misuse of public services.  Contact a legitimate attorney immediately.

Answer 5

You seldom go to jail for bad debts.

The exception would be if you did it on purpose. For instance you ran up a bunch of credit cards with the intent to not pay them back. This is essentially stealing. If that can be proved you might see the inside of a jail. This rarely happens. It's hard to prove intent.

In fact it is illegal for a credit collector to tell you that you could go to jail.

The police at your door? The most likely thing is they were serving a judgement. This means the credit company is serious.

Best bet. Get a job and call them to work out a payment plan.

Answer 6

Yes that is what ususally happens.

Better get a job ASAP and pay those bills.

Answer 7

bankrupt not put in jail

Answer 8

They tried to take my car once and i had to set up an agreement to pay them so much a month.  

So you will probably have to do the same thing.  Sorry, i hope you can find a job or something that will help you pay them back.  

Answer 9

Upside - if you do go to prison, you won't be homeless and you'll get three meals a day.

Honestly, I don't know, I hope you don't have to go to jail, and I wish you the best of luck.

Answer 10

Usually.

Answer 11

i don't think so

Answer 12

yes u will declare bankrupcy...

Answer 13

that's  the  first  i  ever heard  of  a credit  card  company  sending  papers  to  the  police  go  file  bankruptcy.  no  they  cant  put  you  in  jail

Answer 14

No. Just bankrupt.

Answer 15

NO! Are you serious?

Answer 16

You mite,but least you'll have a home