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Taking friend to court over unpaid bills
My boyfriend, Tim, is probably one out of many guys with a caring heart and very considerate person especially to his friend. When we had first met and dating at the time, Tim had just added 2 of his buddies onto his family plan and I had told him at the time that even if they were your friends be prepare to lose some money or lose there friendship. I mean not all people are shady like that but most people can be and knowing his friends, I had no doubt that they were gonna screw him over. Fast forward to 2 years later, late on their payments, always suspending their phone lines, late payment fees, minutes and data overage fees, And now one of the buddies, bob, was planing on moving out of state so at this time the bill went up to $600. Tim had been texting, calling messaging him about the phone bill or if he wanted to cancel(canceling the phone line will be about$130) because of him moving. No response. Of course Tim does not have that kind of money to spend especially with Christmas around the corner. Anyhow, bob is already off to anothe state, leaving Tim with no answer. Tim plays cool while I'm over here tripping because his buddies can't take their responsiblity on payin the bill, the other buddy has no job either and is not paying. The only part where I was completely frustrated with Is the fact that his so call "buddy" "friend" had not respond back to any of tims messages when we know that he's been talking to his other friends. I mean not even a "sorry man I can't pay the bill, I'll pay you back ASAP" nothing!!!! I was so disappointed in his decision.
Just recently I had been on bobs Facebook and one of his status was "new number, hit me up". So at this point my bf, Tim wants to take him to court. How should he go about dealing with this situation?
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Listen, these people aren't friends, they're users and should be treated as such. Sue his butt off, get your money and write the friend off.
The sad truth in this life is that the only person you can depend on to do the right thing is yourself. Never ever let your friends get their hooks into you. These are always the types that can't stand on their own two feet. Sometimes, one of the best things you can be is cold when one of your relatives or friends comes around looking for a handout. And if nobody will give them a handout then they will finally be forced to do for themselves and quit being leeches.
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I'm not sure how many answers you'll get to your question, so I'm going to throw in my imperfect advice.
A lot of what (and how) your boyfriend needs to do depends on the state he lives in, and to a certain extent, the state Bob now lives in.
Fundamentally, your boyfriend needs to contact the courthouse in the county(s) that Bob and Tim currently live in, and files a claim in small claims court (unless they owe more than a small claims limitation in the state...)
So, there is a lot to figure out, but if your boyfriend isn't able to speak to a lawyer of any kind (and he probably should, it would make him far more likely to succeed in suing these guys) then the best place to start is probably to contact the courthouse in the right county(s) and ask them what the process is.
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