CCJ

[Roger46]

Hi All, I have been given a CCJ because my ex partner falsely claims that I owe her £3000. The court letter was delivered to my old address, and I didn’t know anything about it until it was too late. I now have a CCJ against me that I have been unable to defend. I now understand that to defend it is going to cost money I don’t have, and I’m unable to obtain legal aid. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you all.

[Amethyst]

Hi,

So your ex has obtained a default judgment against you and you will need to apply to set aside the judgment.

Presumably she wouldn't consent to the set aside so it is going to cost you a £255 application fee (form N244 read https://legalbeagles.info/library/ho...-judgment-ccj/ ) - or you could look into whether you are eligible for fee remission ( EX160 - read https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-tribunal-fees ) - your grounds would be you didn't receive the court papers and your ex had no reason to send the court papers to that old address, and you have a reasonable chance of success at defending the claim.

First should probably look at whether you do have a chance of defending the claim - what does she think you owe her £3k for ?

Do you have a copy of the claim documents now? If so could you type out the particulars of claim pls.

Is the judgment for forthwith payment or by instalment ?