Posted on 07/12/2009 9:29:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Coming to a state near you?
That’s why they keep trying to expand Gub’ment, it creates Overlord, er overseer jobs for the Leets, be it donkey or elephant. Our masters...
Amen!
I a sense it makes sense that this is the law. If she had money and died intestate her kids would probably get the money eventually depending on the state in which it occurred. So it’s pretty disingenuous of kids in general to say they’re linked to their parents financially if it means them GETTING money but separate entities if it means they get a bill instead. Now this particular case is different because the debtor could probably pay. I don’t think they should be able to pursue the kids in the case where the parent has money but refuses to pay.
From a credit perspective, it may help to have a note added in his credit file that this debt was from another individual but that the resulting judgement was placed against him. Plus, he can still offer to settle for less than face value, which would partially rehabilitate his credit or else use his wife's name on credit apps.
Well, to be fair, it's the 99% of them that are bad that are giving the good ones a bad reputation.
Add me to the Ramsey List please. My local station that carried his radio show went off the air earlier this year, and I miss hearing what he has to say. I hope another station picks him up soon.
Welcome aboard FRiend. I am listening to his friday show right now, it is a repeat but still worth it. You can get the last few days of his for free on www.daveramsey.com in the upper right corner there is a button for “listen to his show.”
Good luck.
Thanks, CSM.
No problem. I want to spread his message of “Financial Peace” far and wide.
;-)
The best thing to do is look at what a LAWYER does when they need to go to court.
Does a Lawyer utilize their expertise and represent themselves? Not very often. Usually they go out and hire the best damn Lawyer they can afford.
Ridiculous.
Not only is my state on the list, but my family lives in PA. I grew up in the same county where this man lives and have relatives in the same town. So, this story hits close to home. It’s interesting to know about.
Luckily, I was blessed with good parents who scrimped and saved for retirement and never incurred any debt. But, this information is good to have because I wouldn’t want my own children saddled with debt, either.
Interesting synopsis.
Ahh Pennsylvania... living behind the times since 1617.
Are you prepared to see this extended to aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, etc.? Because if this becomes more widespread, that’s exactly where it will go.
I for one have a few nieces and cousins whom I suspect would absolutely love to do whatever they want and stick us with the bills.
With this approach, there is no incentive for personal responsibility, and no incentive for a business to refuse to contract with irresponsible parties.
He’s foolish to pay his daughter’s student’s loans. She’s graduated and is responsible for her own loans.
But besides that, I think this case needs to go to the USSC. This can’t be legal to make one adult responsible for another adult’s bills, no matter if they are related by blood in some way.
I’ve reached the same conclusion - that we’ve always paid into the government but never received anything in return. So, I won’t feel guilty if the government ever has to return the favor, though I don’t expect it will ever happen.
the liberals won’t like this at all!
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