unhappy children of client

[painter 7]

virginia,im self employed[restoration painter] i recently finished a job for a long time client,age83.his children are not happy.they are demanding copies of all invoices i gave their father during the job [approx 4] so that i could get a check for each invoice,these invoices detaied hours,work done,and materials used. they now claim their father does not have them, well he had them to write out the amounts on the checks and he filed them,he is a retired doctor.in fact,on the last check i got he wrote "thank you"in the memo space.he also gave me a $125 tip on a $5200 job.rare in this business.the children are also demanding my social security number. all checks are in my name.the chidren have been very nasty on the phone etc.im sick of this crap from what appears to be greedy children acusing me of being a theif of their soon to be estate.what am i required to do and how should i go about dealing with these nasty children.ps their father is now in a assisted living home out of state thanks

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

As long as all of your business documents are in order, you have nothing to be concerned about. You don't owe them anything. Any dealings you had were between you and their father, and in the absence of a Subpoena, your records are private and confidential. Tell the "children" to take a flying leap.

IAAL

 

[painter 7]

I AM ALWAYS LIABLE, Thank you for your opinion, in the years Ive been in this trade Ive never had a problem with any of my clients.I work hard to suuport myself so that I can continue to make my art. These "children" shook me up a bit,Im back to normal now! Thanks Again PAINTER 7