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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
My father left some gambling debts. The bookie commented to a friend that he was going to ask me for the money. The friend told the bookie, she will either laugh at you or have you arrested since gambling is illegal.
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Yeah, I just finished up paying
thousands, in legal fees, to defend myself against the bank that held my brother's mortgage. He died intestate, (of course), and my sister and I are the only possible living heirs, at least, in any immediate sense. NEITHER of us wanted anything from his so-called estate, as we'd been supporting him for the last decade, right? So, we said, no, thanks; neither of us stood up to be executrix, nor adminstrator, because other than the house, there was naught to administer. Why take on the brain-damage? Given that there was no will and no assets, who'da thunk that the bank would think that WE could be held liable? Neither of us signed on the mortgage, etc.
It's positively laughable that the mortage holder came after us, given that the house is FAR from upside down. Not enough in it to entice either of us to take it over and flip it, as it's at a distance, and all that, but enough for the mortgage holder to become whole-plus. FFS, we told them over a year ago that he had passed away. It's ridiculous that it's taken them all this time, and that they're suing US, as if we're absconding with $$$ or anything else.
Urgh.
Oh, @Rumple: Sorry, I should have been clearer. I
didn't mean I was lecturing you; I meant anyone who comes along later and reads the thread. Sorry! I figure you're
the LAST person on this thread who needs that lecture, LOL.
Hitch