Can a dental office issue a summons to me for a debt my adult son didn’t pay?
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Can a dental office issue a summons to me for a debt my adult son didn’t pay?
They are using a contract I signed 2 years earlier for work I had done. I have copies of the bills and the form they are using.
Asked on January 19, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Utah
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If I am understanding your question properly, they are suing you for your son because of a contract you signed for YOUR work? No, they can not sue you for his work based upon your agreement to pay for your work just because he is your son. He is an adult and if he went to the dentist to get work done on his own then they should have had HIM sign an agreement for payment himself and not assumed that you would be responsible for payment. Send them a letter by certified mail requesting a copy of the document you signed as guarantor for HIS work. And let them know that if they can not produce it and they continue to request the money or in any way attempt to collect the debt or report it to the credit bureaus under your name that you will report them and file a complaint with the state bureau for professional licensing. Good luck.
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