Asked by Leo on 23-05-2023 14:51:50
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Eastern Cape
In 2019 i lost my job informed the Primary school. i had two kids at the school and at the time i owed R2800 plus R7800. i was unemployed since. in Oct 2022 i received a job and opted to settle both accounts but by then the school handed me over to their lawyers in Feb/March 2022. according to the lawyers they sent out summons that i never receveid but in may 2022 the lawyers opted to put judgements gainst our names. in june 2022 the lawyers contacted us and we made arrangements to start paying 1 july 2022, and is paying ever since. upon asking the lawyers for settlement amounts the amounts given is R6283.13 and R13329.12. when asked why the amounts is so high this after we've been paying monthly, the response was that it was the monthly interest. when asked howmuch of that will go to the school since the amount's owing to the schools was way less, no response from the lawyers or the school. how do i go about challenging this.
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