Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania ex girlfriend is charging me for things she bought on her credit card for an apartment she thought she was sharing with me - I told her not to buy the items. She came to my apartment uninvited then her mother busted in and she insisted I sign a piece of paper stating I owe her - I declined - she stood there for other an hour making a scene along with her mother in my apartment. I did not called the cops which I should have. I signed the paper just to get her out of my apartment under exteme pressure from her. I have now received a letter from any attorney demanding payment. Can I request proof of the purchases and since I was under extreme pressure from her and I didn't want a scene am I still responsible for this? I told her several times not to purchase these items and I have returned all items back to her. Please advise Thanks
1 Answer from Attorneys
You have taken a bad situation and made it a thousand times worse by signing that piece of paper. This is not really duress. You did not have to let these people into your home and if they remained after you told them to leave, its trespass. Nobody held a gun to your head and made you sign, did they? Proofs of purchases are not relevant now - you agreed to pay.
You have now received a lawyer letter. Your course of action should be to hire a lawyer and pay the lawyer to draft your own lawyer letter responding. I would offer to settle and pay something just to make them go away but I would not pay the full amount. I would try and use their trespass and actions as a possible counterclaim too to make the ex-girlfriend's lawyer think twice about pursuing a legal action on this. Discuss with the lawyer what he/she thinks about you asking for receipts - might be worth a shot.
Good luck.
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