Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Re: collection agencies

The rule for collection accounts, is the same as that of assignor-assignee law, that is if you have written notice of an assignment from the assignor(your doctor) you must pay the assignee ( whomever that is, including a collection agency). Until then, however, you must pay the creditor, (the doctor). In fact, you can see how you may mistakenly pay the wrong party and still be require to pay the right party. If you have not received written notice from the doctor, not the credit agency, of the assignment of your account, you must pay the doctor.