What is the name of your state? Tennessee
I was engaged to a guy for 4-1/2 years. In the time that we were together we had a joint checking account. Toward the end of our relationship he took out a personal loan for $15K. Part of it was to pay off the rest of debt on a vehicle that was stolen from him and the rest was used for me to buy a car and for him to buy a truck. I took $5K of the money and bought a car. I already had $2K put back to put with the $5K. So he never looked at my $2k as money that I was putting towards my car. We broke up in April of '04. I have continued to pay my part of the loan. There was never a written agreement on this loan and I when I bought my car I paid cash for it. As of June of '05 my $5K is paid for. So I have quit sending him the money to pay on the loan. He has filed a lawsuit against me for $3K saying that I am responsible for the other part of the loan. I need to know what my rights are and how he can have proof that I am responsible for a loan I did not take out. How can I prove my case. I can not afford a lawyer at this point for I just bought a house.
I was engaged to a guy for 4-1/2 years. In the time that we were together we had a joint checking account. Toward the end of our relationship he took out a personal loan for $15K. Part of it was to pay off the rest of debt on a vehicle that was stolen from him and the rest was used for me to buy a car and for him to buy a truck. I took $5K of the money and bought a car. I already had $2K put back to put with the $5K. So he never looked at my $2k as money that I was putting towards my car. We broke up in April of '04. I have continued to pay my part of the loan. There was never a written agreement on this loan and I when I bought my car I paid cash for it. As of June of '05 my $5K is paid for. So I have quit sending him the money to pay on the loan. He has filed a lawsuit against me for $3K saying that I am responsible for the other part of the loan. I need to know what my rights are and how he can have proof that I am responsible for a loan I did not take out. How can I prove my case. I can not afford a lawyer at this point for I just bought a house.