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New york
I had a business 5 years ago. The utilities were put in my daughter's name, with her permission. I didn't have the money to pay the final bill of $2700, so the utility company turned it over into a lawyer's hands. The other day my daughter received a summons about the bill. She has 10 days to answer.I know I am responible for the bill but I don't have the full amount they want. We contacted the lawyer who is handling the case for the utility co. and asked if we could make payments of $25-50 per month. We also asked if they would accept so much, like .50 cents on the dollar, they said no. He just said no to e'thing, and wanted it paid in 6 months. The only other option to keep it from being a judgement against my daughter was for her to file a fraud case against me, saying she didn't know anything about the utilities being in her name and have me arrested. So she is proceeding with this. We were told that the utility co.'s lawyer can't prosecute civil matters or he could be disbarred , but he can pick up the phone to my local police and have me arrested for fraud. I guess what bothers me the most is my daughter lieing about this and having her own mother go to jail. I don't have the $2700 to pay this bill. I asked her to let them put a judgement on her and I will make monthly payments on it. They can't put a lien on any of her and her husbands property because her name isn't on any of it.She said "NO". I asked if she would pay the bill and I would pay her the monthly payments, she said "NO". Well, I am just over whelmed by her actions and lies. I did not committ fraud, she knew about the utilites being in her name. I asked her if I could put them in her name, she gave me her ss# etc.. But to save herself, she is going to lie. I don't care that it will be in my name , but I am worried about the going to jail part. My question is...will I really go to jail or will it be a judgement on my credit files? Please, please, someone help.
I had a business 5 years ago. The utilities were put in my daughter's name, with her permission. I didn't have the money to pay the final bill of $2700, so the utility company turned it over into a lawyer's hands. The other day my daughter received a summons about the bill. She has 10 days to answer.I know I am responible for the bill but I don't have the full amount they want. We contacted the lawyer who is handling the case for the utility co. and asked if we could make payments of $25-50 per month. We also asked if they would accept so much, like .50 cents on the dollar, they said no. He just said no to e'thing, and wanted it paid in 6 months. The only other option to keep it from being a judgement against my daughter was for her to file a fraud case against me, saying she didn't know anything about the utilities being in her name and have me arrested. So she is proceeding with this. We were told that the utility co.'s lawyer can't prosecute civil matters or he could be disbarred , but he can pick up the phone to my local police and have me arrested for fraud. I guess what bothers me the most is my daughter lieing about this and having her own mother go to jail. I don't have the $2700 to pay this bill. I asked her to let them put a judgement on her and I will make monthly payments on it. They can't put a lien on any of her and her husbands property because her name isn't on any of it.She said "NO". I asked if she would pay the bill and I would pay her the monthly payments, she said "NO". Well, I am just over whelmed by her actions and lies. I did not committ fraud, she knew about the utilites being in her name. I asked her if I could put them in her name, she gave me her ss# etc.. But to save herself, she is going to lie. I don't care that it will be in my name , but I am worried about the going to jail part. My question is...will I really go to jail or will it be a judgement on my credit files? Please, please, someone help.