<human>: My husband and I recently found out about a hearing that took place over a car accident that happened over a decade ago. My husband was T-boned by a speeding car, and he was cited for failure to yield. He also did not have insurance, and he lost his driver's license. He paid his fine and didn't have a reason to get his license back since then so he assumed it was done with. 

Turns out the insurance company of the other driver had sued him. My husband was never aware of any court date, and since he did not show up to the hearing they were awarded the default judgment of around 1500 dollars with 5% interest per year. So now he owes around 2800 to the lawyers who sued him if he wants to get his license back. We have tried to settle with them but their paralegals have been rude, dishonest, and all around uncooperative and have made it clear that we will never speak to the actual attorneys who were involved.

Today I asked the clerk of courts for a copy of the signature on the certified mail that was supposedly delivered (court docket states that it was signed by my husband) and it is obviously a forgery. It had been delivered to the home of his ex-girlfriend's sister and he suspects one of them thought there was money in the envelope (they are known for cashing in on others' social security checks if they aren't around). He doesn't even know if he was staying there at the time--he was homeless because his car (aka his "home") was totaled in the accident. 

Because he never received nor was aware of any court summons, is the judgment invalidated in any way? Is it worth making an appeal to a judge? We could probably manage to satisfy the vultures we are dealing with now, but it is a last resort.

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<bot>: 10 years ago, signature on court summons via certified mail was forged and husband had no idea there was ever a hearing. Now we owe 2800, or no drivers license.