Collection agency - attorney's office frustraion

[rosesbloom]

I like in NY and one of my creditors went bankrupt a few years ago. They sold the debt to a collection agency who hired an attorneys office to collect the debt. The attorney's office brought me to court and won the suit, so now I have a judgement against me from that attorney;s office. The debt consolidation program that I am currently working with contacted the collection agency and they have accepted the payment plan to clear up the debt. The collection agency claims to have recalled the debt from the attorney's office and that my payments should be directed to their office, and the attorney's office claims to still have that account and they are demanding payments from me.
In the event that the collection agency does actually own the debt (so my payments should be made to them) what position am I in with the attorneys office who already have that judgement? Is it legal for the collection agency to recall the debt if the attorney's office already sued me and won? They have already placed a lien on my bank account, can/will the lien be lifted? Can they still actively persue the debt and garnish my paycheck (since they are threatening to do so)?

I desperately need some solid advice! HELP someone PLEASE!!!!

 

[Michael Wechsler]

I'm guessing that nothing underhanded was done here. An attorney's office may have filed suit on behalf of the new owner of the debt. The bottom line here is that someone is looking for payments and you're not being shortchanged for payments you've made or are making. What remedy are you looking for?