Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Wisconsin

Yes, if you can successfully file a bankruptcy before the hearing date and furnish proof, the hearing date should be canceled (and the debt forgiven if your discharge in bankruptcy is granted). If you retain counsel on the case, most collector attorneys would also grant one courtesy adjournment in order to facilitate the new attorney's calendar conflicts, if any. Finally, you can request an adjournment from the creditor's attorney, although they are not always so understand of your problems as your own attorney would be, since they represent an opposing party whose interests are the opposite of yours. No matter what, failure to deal with this court date could lead to an arrest warrant for contempt of court, and the bond is likely to be the amount of the judgement against you, plus costs. Post judgment supplementary asset discovery proceedings are therefore serious business you cannot successfully ignore without facing the surprise of a possible arrest later.

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