Can a person's live-in fiance force her to use her student loan money to pay off his civil legal suit?
3 year cohabitants with intent to marry; no joint assets. His medical bills occured before we were together - they are just suing him now.
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Ryan William McGrathReal Estate AttorneyGillette, WY ·
No. Unless you made an agreement with the third party to be liable for the debt or entered into some kind of agreement with your fiance to pay the debt, you will not be liable for the debt. Simply living together, sharing expenses, and being engaged does not make you liable for another's debts. I hope that helps.
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Rixon Rafter ·
Of course not. You are not an indentured servant. You have no legal or moral obligation to use your money in such a way. FYI, if you have share checking account d, it might be possible for attorney creditor to get at your money, to pay his bills. Recommend you chat with a local attorney ASAP to best protect your assets.
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Lorraine Medeiros ·
You can not be forced to pay anyone's debts. If he has debts and you do not have any written agreements with him pledging your financial support to him, you are not obligated to do anything.
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