<prompt> Human: Now that it is 2013 I would like some advice from you guys as this is the year my debts I skipped out from hit 7 years old or older.My story if it matters began 7 years ago give or take a few months when I had a great job making 75K a year in a small town with low cost of living so that 75k felt more like 125k. I was in a long term live together relationship with someone younger than myself who did not have much credit so the house, both cars, loans, credit cards, etc were all in my name but her pay of around 30k helped pay the bills. We lived beyond our means and racked up bills left and right trying to keep up with the Jones.Then I lost my job due to the company mergerbuyout, girlfriend left me around that same time leaving me with the debts that were all in my name anyway so she walked away clean, and the stress of it all led to my drug use and general self pity attitude. I got a job that paid nowhere near the same thanks to a fellow drug user and tried to pay what I could after drug purchases but was falling back further and further. This lasted maybe 6 months.As the house was close to foreclosure with the mailbox full of bills, as I watched the tow trucks take my cars, and as my cell phone rang off the hook from bill collectors up until that was turned off for nonpayment...I called up my mother and explained my drug addiction and that I couldnt stay at the job I had as I needed to severe all ties to drug buddies.So thats when I packed up, moved home, and fell off the grid for the last 7 years. No change of address of course, just vanished from my obligations. I got clean quick and found work after about a year where I could but it never was a long term job so if debt collectors were trying to track me via employment I was probably gone by the time they sent any garnishment letter. I would say I had about 5-6 jobs during this time but there all part time short term things lasting a month or so then more unemployment. I used cash for everything including paying my mom each month for a car she gave me the cash to buy. My phone was a prepaid.I moved into a apartment 2 years ago with a new girlfriend but we both use cash for everything and neither use credit. The apt, electric, cable is all in her name as I have been terrified that anything would flag me in some system somewhere and creditors would be all over me within a week wanting hundreds of thousands of dollars from a guy who makes 20k a year barely making it. I love my job - it just doesnt pay much. Ive worked there for about 3 years now and never got any garnishment letter or anything. No letters at my moms house neither which is what my drivers license shows as my residence.So, the point of this long winded post is this is the year my debts hit that 7 year age that if I understand correctly must vanish off my credit reports. I did peak at my credit report once about a year ago and its basically like a time capsule from 7 years ago with phone numbers and addresses from my old life. Ive seen where debts have been sold and resold to various debt collector companies which seem to refresh the dates so they appear not to be 7 years old.Do I simply sign up with all 3 credit report companies and start disputing everything down the page as over 7 years old and watch it all vanish after a month or two or will it be more complicated than that? Or...are there some debts that do not go away after 7 years? For insight my debts consisted of a house foreclosure, 2 cars repossessed, several credit cards, utility bills, and a loan or two from local finance companies. Total debt in my name 7 years ago was if I had to guess maybe around 160k-175K.UPDATE: Thanks to some comments so far I looked up my state. Statute of limitations on loans and general debt is 6 years; credit cards is generally 4 years. Court judgements for my state have a 12 interest rate and they also have a statute of limitation of 7 years from the judgement date. This might explain why I havent been contacted in the last year or so now that my life is easily track-able through tax returns and stable employment. So even though they are on my credit report some or possibly all of the debts have expired past their statute of limitations.  <response>: Might not hurt to post this to creditboards.com and ask for info there. Also a great resource. 