Can I take my ex-boyfriend to small claims court if he is the main accountholder on a bill that is in collections and affecting my credit as secondary on the account?

Can I take my ex-boyfriend to small claims court if he is the main accountholder on a bill that is in collections and affecting my credit as secondary on the account?

My ex-boyfriend and I lived together a while back. The electric bill was in his name but we lived together so I was a secondary account holder. He never paid the last bill, even though it was in his name and he agreed to pay it, and now it’s going on both of our credit reports. It doesn’t matter to him because he doesn’t do anything with his life but I’m trying to get loans to get to school. What can I do?

Asked on August 16, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Michigan

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