How do I respond if my ex is demanding $34,500 for debts incurred during the time we lived together?
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How do I respond if my ex is demanding $34,500 for debts incurred during the time we lived together?
She wants me to pay her for a credit card bill ($500 which I have no problem with). This is for my wheelchair which we purchased together for my use, and for some of my living expenses during college that were paid out of our household funds. She is demanding payment in full immediately or monthly payments of $200. I am on a limited income and that would leave me $12 per month to live on. She is being unreasonable, and cannot validate the debts. How do I respond to her email?
Asked on January 16, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Georgia
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The best way to respond to your "ex's" e mail regarding the demand for $34,500 for debts incurred during the time you lived together is to do so honestly or not at all.
I would offer a certain about payable to her to me memorialized in a written agreement to be signed by the both of you as to the items that you agree to reimburse for.
As to the items that you do not agree that you are responsible for, I would set forth the reasons why not. You need to realize that if your "ex" really wants payment for the items she is demanding that you pay for, she either files a lawsuit against you or not. The longer time passes regardong paying any money, the more time passes on any statute of limitations for any causes she wants to sue you on.
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