Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana

whos is it #2

Yes he was at the babys delievery and all we were together for 4 months after the birth. The bills he has left me with are the utilities and back rent that we were behind on. If I cant sell what he has left behind since we were never married, what can I do to make him have to pay for his share of the bills? They are all in my name, but if that means I cant prove he was there how can he prove its his things? He moved out of state to TN with his ex wife. I need to get the bills taken care of because I no longer live at the place we did. We were renting it from my parents and his things are all that is still there. He knows this and its been over a month since he left. He has made no attempt to help me pay the bills he knew were due when he left so that our daughter and myself could still live there. All he has done is sent 30 dollars for a bag of dog food since his dog is still here and we are having to take care of it for him. Its not right or fair that its all seems to be my responsiblity when its his dog, and half his bills too. What can I do to get the things paid?


Asked on 2/17/07, 7:21 pm

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Re: whos is it #2

File to establish legal paternity and for child support. Since he did not take care of the bills from the date of the birth, you should be able to obtain back child support to the date of birth. DO THIS NO MATTER WHAT ELSE YOU DO.

Regarding the bills, file a small claims case and serve him with papers.

Once you have the judgment, ask the court to levy on the personal property

that he left behind.

An alternative to the small claims is to send him a certified letter specifying each item that he left behind and advising him that unless he picks them up within the next 14 days, you will rely on his inaction as proof that he intended them as gifts for you to sell in order to pay the bills that he left behind. If he sues you later, you have the letter and certified receipt as proof. This is rather unconventional, but practical. I can not guarantee that a court would uphold your actions, however, after considering all the equities, I think that it would be difficult for any court to rule against you.

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Answered on 2/17/07, 9:57 pm


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