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In response to "My sister has had an outstanding medical bill from the birth of her son some 5 years ago." by Stephen

can she file for bankruptcy? i heard on NPR this morning that the majority of medical

Posted by kare (aka kare) Jun 4 '09, 13:04

bankruptices actually had insurance. carazy

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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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