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In response to "Sceire, what happened? -- nm" by tRuMaN

My sister has had an outstanding medical bill from the birth of her son some 5 years ago.

Posted by Stephen (aka SCeire) Jun 4 '09, 13:03

She made payments here and there, but it finally went to collections, and after a few years the creditor finally had enough (and I can't blame them) and filed a complaint against her. She filed and answer along with a Fee Waiver Request. Said waiver request was denied. She figured the court would bill her (stupid). Within ten seconds of reading the waiver denial I see where it says she has ten days to make appropriate payment or her answer will be of no effect. So she's waiting, I guess, and nothing happens, so she forgets about it. The lawyer for the collections company requests and is granted a default judgment and seizes assets needed to satisfy the judgment. Including $13k+ from my dad's money market account that simply had her name on it from when she was his caregiver.

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aww -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 4, 13:12
I suppose giving them the kid is out of the question :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 4, 13:09
can she file for bankruptcy? i heard on NPR this morning that the majority of medical - kare Jun 4, 13:04 16
- Oh, she and her deadbeat husband already filed once years ago. Oh, and that's the other thing! He owes probably about 70k in child and spousal support - Stephen Jun 4, 13:09 1
  - whoa. -- nm - kare Jun 4, 13:18
- The money's gone. I doubt it would come back if she went that route. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 13:05 13
  - (My issue with Stephen's scenario is twofold: One, there should have been a major bill in the first place, and two, they shouldn't be able to touch - Beryllium Jun 4, 13:06 12
    - Touching the Dad's money is a technical thing here. The money was in his sister's name (it sounds like) - ty97 Jun 4, 13:07 6
      - It was in my dad's name as the primary account holder. - Stephen Jun 4, 13:10 5
        
        It's a total suck situation. -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 13:15
        
        Which I have no idea if that makes a difference. - Stephen Jun 4, 13:12 3
        
        It doesn't. What you want, ideally, is a power of attorney for your dad, and then to be listed as such in the account title. - TFox Jun 4, 13:15 2
        
        (Although, that said, you may be able to successfully argue that the garnishment took money that wasn't hers, was your dad's, and get it restored.) - TFox Jun 4, 13:17
        
        This is correct. -- nm - Diva Jun 4, 13:16
    - That sucks, but it wasn't legally just his dad's money; she was on that account, IIRC. -- nm - TFox Jun 4, 13:07 3
      - he said above, it was from a time when she was her father's primary caregiver. - Beryllium Jun 4, 13:08 2
        
        if her name's on the account, it's as good as. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 13:10
        
        It means they should have retitled the account to reflect that, or legally, it is still hers. - TFox Jun 4, 13:10
    - Heh, I meant, should NEVER have been. Oops. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 13:06

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