legal advice?

[doctorres112]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
I have a question about the college my wife attended. She went to nursing school and had 4 final payments before she could receive her diploma. 5 days before she graduated she went in to make the final payment w/ her credit card and following that transaction she "cleared" the different departments.

She cleared all, to include the finance department and then received her diploma. The school called us today and said the last payment on 10/20/08 never went through due to a glitch in their system and in fact, no payment from any student that day went through. The school said they realized this at the end of the year when they went over their books.

Now, my wife doesn't have a receipt from that payment and it's not showing up on our credit card statement from that timeframe. After speaking w/ my bank they said even though they can't find that transaction either, if my wife was cleared and received her diploma, that we should fight it as it is school policy to not receive your diploma until the balance is paid in full and this is an oversight on their part.

Again, my wife does not have that receipt from that transaction but is in the process of getting the packet saying she is cleared from the school and I was wondering if having that paperwork and the fact that school won't release a diploma until payment is made is worth getting a lawyer.

I typically wouldn't bother going through all this but we have had many problems with this school and their business practice over the course of the year my wife was there. We thought we were done with this school and now they come back with this. Serious responses with any advice would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
I have a question about the college my wife attended. She went to nursing school and had 4 final payments before she could receive her diploma. 5 days before she graduated she went in to make the final payment w/ her credit card and following that transaction she "cleared" the different departments.

She cleared all, to include the finance department and then received her diploma. The school called us today and said the last payment on 10/20/08 never went through due to a glitch in their system and in fact, no payment from any student that day went through. The school said they realized this at the end of the year when they went over their books.

Now, my wife doesn't have a receipt from that payment and it's not showing up on our credit card statement from that timeframe. After speaking w/ my bank they said even though they can't find that transaction either, if my wife was cleared and received her diploma, that we should fight it as it is school policy to not receive your diploma until the balance is paid in full and this is an oversight on their part.


**A: the bank should have not told you that. Bunch of idiots,because they are too lazy to do research and admit to their errors.


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Again, my wife does not have that receipt from that transaction but is in the process of getting the packet saying she is cleared from the school and I was wondering if having that paperwork and the fact that school won't release a diploma until payment is made is worth getting a lawyer.

I typically wouldn't bother going through all this but we have had many problems with this school and their business practice over the course of the year my wife was there. We thought we were done with this school and now they come back with this. Serious responses with any advice would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris

**A: pay what she owes. It is very simple to resolve.

 

[Antigone*]

It would not be that hard to call the credit card company and see if the payment posted. If the payment did not post, then you should do the right thing and pay the debt.

If you don't they will handle the balance owed appropriately ~ you certainly don't want it to go to collections.

 

[doctorres112]

Paying it seems to be the popular answer, I guess I thought that if someone could spill coffee on their lap and sue for it being too hot I may be able to side-step this issue. Oh well, thanks for answering so quickly everyone.

 

[Silverplum]

Paying it seems to be the popular answer, I guess I thought that if someone could spill coffee on their lap and sue for it being too hot I may be able to side-step this issue. Oh well, thanks for answering so quickly everyone.

I'll be forwarding this post to HQ for entry into the Dufus Awards!

 

[cbg]

Strongly recommend that if you are going to use the McDonald's coffee issue as a valid excuse for not paying what you owe, you read the actual facts of the case, including the fact that Mickey D's had already been cited for the temperature of the coffee and the fact that the woman involved received third degree burns. That's serious medical treatment, there, sport; we're not talking a minor inconvenience and a dry cleaning bill here.

 

[wyett717]

Paying it seems to be the popular answer, I guess I thought that if someone could spill coffee on their lap and sue for it being too hot I may be able to side-step this issue. Oh well, thanks for answering so quickly everyone.

Completely irrelevant. That woman had actual damages, with actual evidence of them. You have zero evidence that you paid the bill. If it has not shown up on your credit card bill for the last four months, chances are you weren't charged for it (hence the "glitch" in the school's system). Thus, you owe the remaining balance on the account.