Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Indiana

legal responsability for 17 year olds

My daughter is now 21 years old,somehow a medical bill was put on her credit from when she was 17 years old that I should be responsable for as her parent. Can she be held resonsable for this bill by law? Does the credit bureau have to remove this bill from her credit report?


Asked on 5/07/04, 11:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
C. David DuMond Law Offices of David DuMond

Re: legal responsability for 17 year olds

A seventeen year old person is usually incompetent to incur enforceable debts. The credit collection agency and credit bureaus should be informed.

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Answered on 5/08/04, 9:43 am


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