Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Re: Statute of limitations for medical debt

The only way they could collect is if you made a promise to pay in recent years, or something that affirmatively puts you on the hook. Sounds like they are far past the statute of limitations. They could only renew a judgment every 10 years if they sued you and got a judgment. If the breach happened (breach of contract for failure to pay, etc.) more than 4 years ago (I'm assuming this is California), and there's no new promise to bind you now, then they should not be able to even sue you at this point. You may want to have a conversation with your parents and be sure there were no new promises, etc.

Re: Statute of limitations for medical debt

I believe the statute limitations in California for writtent contracts is ten years. The only way the statute of limitations can be refreshed is you made a payment on the account. Check to see if payments were made by your parents to see if the statute of limitations was refreshed.

Re: Statute of limitations for medical debt

Is there a judgment against you. If so, that may be renewed. If there is no judgment against you, you may have a claim against the law firm and creditor under the Fair Debt Collection Act - both Federal and State. Please fax me a copy of what you received to 714 363 0229 with your phone number and I will call you and advise you if you have a case.