# Zombie Debt – Don’t Pay a Cent Until You Check the Statute of Limitations

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-21T13:45:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/zombie-debt-statute-of-limitations/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/zombie-debt-don-t-pay-a-cent-until-you-check-the-statute-of-limitation-be8853/

Say a collector calls about a store card you stopped paying in 2018, says you owe $1,800, and offers to settle for $200 today. In most states, zombie debt that old is past the deadline for a lawsuit. Pay the... Source

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