pennsylvania resident
my husband has an ex with whom he has two children. they were never married. they had a joint account which they both deposited money into, they both paid their bills out of it. his ex deposited money and paid off a few of his debts to the tune of 4000.00 this was in 2003, march. she is now threatening to sue us for this money. is this possible? it was a joint account. will the statute of limitations keep her form suing or will the fact that it was a joint account that they both put money in and took money out of keep this from going to trial. we are also involved in a custody battle and cant afford more than the laywer fees and 200.00 a week in child support we alreay pay. can they garnish his wages if she does sue? if so can we set the amount. baby expected in oct.
my husband has an ex with whom he has two children. they were never married. they had a joint account which they both deposited money into, they both paid their bills out of it. his ex deposited money and paid off a few of his debts to the tune of 4000.00 this was in 2003, march. she is now threatening to sue us for this money. is this possible? it was a joint account. will the statute of limitations keep her form suing or will the fact that it was a joint account that they both put money in and took money out of keep this from going to trial. we are also involved in a custody battle and cant afford more than the laywer fees and 200.00 a week in child support we alreay pay. can they garnish his wages if she does sue? if so can we set the amount. baby expected in oct.