@Anonymous wrote:
Wonderin, I graciously thank you for your advice. I am seeking an attorney, but just posting on this message board to raise questions and informing myself of the potential defenses the loan people may take against me has helped me tremendously. I truly do feel like a more informed individual. A quick update on the loans: it turns out that I will have to acquire power of attorney to obtain copies of the deposited checks into my father's account. So, that's a bummer, but it's something that has to be done. Peace.
*WHEW*
Good!!! The thought of you dealing with all this without counsel really scares the crap out of me. With an atty, it'll be an uphill battle (since NO one will want to allow this to set a precedent and leave the door open to others in your situation) without an atty, can you say "Prometheus?" o_O
Power of atty? That must be because you're pre-lit. Once you've actually retained a lawyer, the banks, AES, etc, will have to furnish all info to you automatically (no PoA needed) via "discovery" or "demand for production."
If you want the info NOW just to be kept informed, fine. But I'd allow the atty to request all necessary documentation -- that's their job. And they should be able to follow-up and hound the respondents on anything you might have missed.
Just be VERY careful when you contact them. Obviously, you don't want to tip your hand (the less prepared they are, the better) nor do you want to give them any fuel or evidence against YOU. In fact, once you retain a lawyer, one of their "conditions" will be that you have no further contact with the opposing parties. And that is for the best.
