What to do if I just recieved a bill from a collection agency from a doctor’s office visit from 10 years ago?
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What to do if I just recieved a bill from a collection agency from a doctor’s office visit from 10 years ago?
I had health insurance and it should have been covered by that. Can they actually put this on my credit this late? Do they have any legal standing to collect and does it matter if I claimed bankrupcy 2 years ago?
Asked on March 29, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Illinois
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you claimed bankruptcy two years ago, did you claim this debt from a doctor that you are writing about on your bankruptcy schedule? If not, you did not provide the proper notice to discharge this debt.
However, under the laws of most states in this country, if this debt is more than four (4) years old, most likely it is time barred from collection if no lawsuit has been filed. I suggest that you write the debt collection company advising that the debt is barred from collection under your state's statute of limitations.
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