Wednesday, February 10, 2010

False accusation, seeking compensation.?

Hey all,





My wife recently received a letter from her grandfather's lawyer falsely claiming she helped him with his bank account in 2008. The letter states that X amount of money ';appears'; to be missing from his account, and that to prevent further action she is to submit a ';bank draft, or money order'; to pay him off.





My wife never had access to his bank account, and know he doesn't have any any evidence to back this claim so it appears to be a ';scare tactic'; in order to get money from her. The only problem we can foresee is that if he some how manages to take it to court, is that it will be in another state and we would be unable to make any sort of trial. Therefore we're afraid he could get a default judgment this way.





My question is, what should we do about it? I had planned to send a formal letter denying the claim and requesting information regarding any evidence he may have, is that advisable?





Thanks to anyone who replies!





-Onyx


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DFTBA! - Don't Forget To Be Awesome!False accusation, seeking compensation.?
Send a copy of the letter to the state bar; ask the lawyer to document the claims and send a copy to your lawyer and to the state bar as a way to address the complaint you have begun.





Bet he goes awayFalse accusation, seeking compensation.?
you should contact a lawyer to see what they say and i would also contact lawyers in all states involved to see what the law in each state is and what are the possible outcomes could be if taken to court
Even if an action is filed in another state you should be served with it, so a default judgment is unlikely. You are worried about things which have not happened.

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