Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Wisconsin
Hospital past due bills
How many years can a collection agency for hospital bills keep asking for payments? Does the debt ever ''go away'' without any more payments? Debt incurred in Wisconsin, now living in Illinois.
Asked on 7/18/07, 9:57 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Olson
David F. Gram & Associates, LLC
Re: Hospital past due bills
The usual statute of limitations for debts based on contract in WI is 6 years. If this is an open account (as most medical bills are) then the statute is extended by any payment. So the statute starts to run from the date of last payment. Once there has been no payment for more than 6 years the debt would normally be barred and would be noncollectable through the court system.
Answered on 7/19/07, 10:01 am
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