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My sister in-law wants to sue us!

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help pleeze

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What is the name of your state?Maryland
In January my sister in-law decided that she wanted to help us out of debt(we never asked her for help). She paid off our creditors claiming that we could pay her back whenever we could afford it. We never signed anything. Since then she talked us into moving to her state MD. we were in california.She paid for all or moving expenses. Now ever since we moved here she has turned on us. She said we could keep our dog at her house then in 1 month she calls & said we had to get our dog. we couldn't keep it where we are living so we had to take her to the humane society, she called and canceled my email, then denied it, she then sent me a budget of our living expenses and said we could afford to start making payments to her. we told her we could not afford to make pymts at that time. a week later she deposited $400 in our bank account and mailed us a letter saying "i hope you enjoyed the $ i sent". Now she is upset with my husband(her brother) about something and sends us a letter stating that she never wants to talk with us or our children ever again & that she is going to sue us for $12,000. I sent her a letter stating that we intended on making pymts. to her from our income tax refunds. but i think that she will continue with a lawsuit. can she do this? we have only lived in this state for 8 months and are still adjusting to a whole new life. I don't understand how she thinks we could afford to pay her now. I know she doesn't need the money now. She has her own business and is very well off with 2 cars for herself and a 24/7 nanny for her son and she just bought a house. what are our legal rights?
 


dtown7

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Anyone can file a lawsuit; winning it is something different. She can't be changing up on you regarding the contract unless you both agree. The deal was that you could pay her back when you could afford it? Can you afford it> No. There was not a specified time period for you to repay this debt so I would think she can't consider you in default and demand immediate payment. I would not send here anything else in writing either. You might just have to duke it out in court. Verbal contracts are harder to prove and the fact tht she gave you an additonal $400 when you had not paid off the previous loan doesn't help her case. Verbal contracts are harder to prove but she does have that note where you said you would start repaying her once you get your income tax. Which you haven't even filed for yet. So that should help you if you end up going to court.
 

Tayla

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help pleeze said:
Ok Mr. Bad apple, what are you trying to say? :confused:
Let me be so kind as to basically transcribe what Badapple was gently saying. YOU HAVE JUST POSTED THE EXACT SAME POST RECENTLY and been given responses. Refrain from continually posting on the same topic. End of topic.
 
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help pleeze

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That was an accident. I didn't mean to have it posted more than once. Thanx for explaining!
 

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