Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Pennsylvania

can my exboyfriends parents sue me over a2000.00 loan they gave me and him . i paid 1200.00 back so far. we broke up. they want me to pay all the loan we both signed the paper at the magistrates office and had it notorized. we all signed it we had 6 months to pay it back . i did m,y part.


Asked on 8/04/10, 2:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Rachel Hunter

Can the parents sue? Anybody can sue anyone at any time for anything. That does not mean that person suing will win.

Read the loan documents. Is this joint and several liability? What that means is that the parents can ask you to pay the whole sum if you and/or your boyfriend are jointly liable. If the boyfriend has not paid his part, you can drag him into any lawsuit or you can pay for the whole thing and then sue your boyfriend for his share.

If you are only liable for 1/2 of the loan and you have paid your share, then the answer is no.

Did you keep proof of payments? Did you pay your part back within the 6 months? Again, if the answer is on and you are jointly liable with your ex-boyfriend, then you probably can be sued.

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Answered on 8/17/10, 1:15 pm


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