Can someone be sent to a collection agency when the bill is from the time he was a minor?
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If you paid by check or credit card, your bank or the credit card company will have a record of it. When you pay cash for anything, you have to keep the receipt. I would think that if they don't have his signature on anything, they can't hold him responsible for it. Also, I believe you have to be 18 to enter into a legal contract anyway.
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First of all, it should be in your name not his. I just got a bill for my daughter from when she was 15. I called right away. I would start by calling and letting them know he was a minor and you were the responsible party. If you cannot find proof you paid it, you may have to pay it again. When I pay bills, I go on the internet after it clears and print a copy of the canceled item and staple it to the bill and keep it. Its a little late for you to do that but you really need to find proof.
Just to add a little further insight, it is true that a minor cannot legally enter into a contract. However contracts that are made with minors become valid after a reasonable amount of time has passed since the minor reached the age of majority. In this case the bill should be in your name not his, but if it was originally in your son's name and a year has past since he turned 18, that would definitely constitute a reasonable amount of time.
You might check the SOL (Statue Of Limitations) in the state where you lived when your son was put in a cast. It is possible that the SOL has expired and the debt is no longer viable to collect.
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