Am I responsible for a dental bill over 4 years old that I never agreed to pay for?
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Am I responsible for a dental bill over 4 years old that I never agreed to pay for?
Around 4 years ago an ex-girlfriend who worked at a dentist office agreed to pay for a procedure as a gift. All I had done was dental molds, then things went awry with us. She called months later saying I need to pay for the bill, I reminded her she was the one that took responsibility for it. I just received a letter from the office saying I have a balance of nearly $800 and that if need be I should contact my ex. Am I responsible for this debt when I never agreed to pay for it in any way, verbally or otherwise?
Asked on November 8, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Texas
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you had a dental procedure done for you and you never paid for it, you are obligated to pay the outstanding bill even though your former girlfriend agreed to pay for the procedure for you as a gift.
If the obligation is solely an obligation (outstanding bill) that is four years old and no lawsuit has been brought against you for the debt, then there is a good chance that the obligation may be barred by the statute of limitations if the dentist office was to file a lawsuit against you.
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