Can i win this case

[dameyers]

Indiana
I cosigned a ring for a friend a couple years back and a couple months later her ex husband lost his job and i have been making payments ever since. Now i'm wondering if I could take him to small claims court and either have him pay me back everything i paid or just pay off the remaining balance on the ring?

 

[justalayman]

Him? as in the ex-husband? Since it appears you co-signed for your female friend, no, you have no action available against the ex-husband. Now, you would have an action against your friend but not her ex-husband.

 

[dameyers]

ok, what about since i'm paying on the ring and i don't actually have the ring. Im sorry for making this confusing but i did cosign for a friend and her now ex husband but he took back the ring and i'm still paying on it. can i take action that way?

 

[Proserpina]

ok, what about since i'm paying on the ring and i don't actually have the ring. Im sorry for making this confusing but i did cosign for a friend and her now ex husband but he took back the ring and i'm still paying on it. can i take action that way?

As jal said, you can take action against your female friend.

 

[dameyers]

ok thanks for your help

 

[Betty]

You can only take action against the person(s) you co-signed for - if only your friend, then she is the only one you can take action against.