My daugters boyfriend filed medical bankrupsy Why do the lawyers want her pay checks and so forth?
29.June, 2010
I am wondering he is sucking her into being responsible for whatever may be left to owe. They are not married just living in my house. Help if you know???
They just want money. It doesn’t matter who pays.
I think she has a legal right to refuse paying it.
29.June, 2010 um 7:41 pm
They want her to stop leaching off the system
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29.June, 2010 um 8:18 pm
If you live in a state/province that has common law partner laws and your daughter and her boyfriend have hit the minimum time period that would start counting towards common law partnerships, then she might also be financially responsible for the balance of what remains. I would contact a lawyer as soon as possible so as to get your daughter out of potentially ruining her credit and having her pay cheques garnished to pay the bills.
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29.June, 2010 um 8:40 pm
They just want money. It doesn’t matter who pays.
I think she has a legal right to refuse paying it.
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29.June, 2010 um 9:04 pm
If it is his lawyer, it could be that she is jointly responsible for at least some of his debts if they are even discussing his bankruptcy with her. If so, then she will be responsible for the debts that she signed or co-signed for. Otherwise, if it is lawyers for the creditors, they may just be stretching to collect the debts from whomever has any money associated with the boyfriend. They don’t care where the money comes from, only that the debts are paid.
Do them both a favor and kick them out of your house before you wind up involved as well. You grew up once, may as well let them try to do so on their own.
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29.June, 2010 um 9:23 pm
I’d ask her if she signed any papers at the hospital or any where else, that she would take on the bill should he not be able to pay. If she did… she’s responsible for his debt. Then have her go to a consultation with a lawyer to explain the circumstances. If she’s able to get out of this, tell her not to ever sign her name to anything unless she knows EXACTLY what she’s signing her name to. The next thing is to ask him to please leave and not come back until it’s cleared up. It’s called "tough love" so expect the worst and hope for the best. Good luck
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29.June, 2010 um 9:58 pm
There is NO SUCH THING as medical bankruptcy. Medical bills may be the primary cause of bankruptcy, but you either file bankruptcy on EVERYTHING, or you don’t file bankruptcy at all. If your daughter’s boyfriend filed bankruptcy, SHE is not effected AT ALL, even if they are married. That said, she REMAINS liable for any joint debt. You should be asking the lawyers to explain there request for ANYTHING, but I am willing to bet SHE signed the contract to pay their fees to represent her boyfriend in the bankruptcy.
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29.June, 2010 um 10:36 pm
Ridiculous! They do not need her paycheck information. It does not matter how rich she is – they are not married! There is no such thing as "Palimony". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimony
His finances are his finances. Her finances are her finances. She cannot be liable in any way. Ergo her paychecks are none of anyone’s beeswax!
And that goes triple for you.
You speak of "the lawyers" as if all lawyers were exactly the same, what, because they all wear suits? Well, your bodyguard and your assassin both have guns, but only one of them is your friend.
Her lawyer is her friend. His lawyer is NOT. He thinks it would be wonderful for his client if your daughter gets sucked into this. Her boyfriend may not agree with his own lawyer’s idea, but it’s real common for lawyers to do what they think is best, and just push their client to agree after the fact.
Refuse the request for personal financial information. He can’t have it. He can try to subpoena it, but he’ll be hoping he can intimidate you into handing it over. Don’t. Get her a lawyer to quash (kill) the subpoena. Then his lawyer will have to explain why he wants it. I can’t imagine why.
But once you know why, you can deal with it. Is he arguing you are supporting him by giving him a bed to sleep in? It’s your house – kick him out! Is he claiming a long relationship counts somehow? She can "break up" with him! Check – checkmate! His lawyer does not want a situation where he makes his client homeless, so he may start getting real reasonable with that threat over his head.
You and your daughter can and should protect yourselves.
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