I am really new to all this. I just discovered this site and have been trying to learn about improving my credit and everything. But my boyfriend got a letter in the mail today telling him he has to go to court. It's from hospital bills that he couldn't pay. He was trying to fill out the financial paper to get some type of aid from the hospital to help him pay it but I guess he didn't get it in soon enough and now it's too late since it was sent to collections I guess. But neither of us have any idea what to do now. Can someone please help us? The total amount it says he owes is $4806.50. Please tell me there not gonna make him pay all that because he has been unemployed for about 3 months now and that's why he couldn't pay the bill in the first place. He doesn't have any money at all right now so what are they gonna do?