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    cameron_keys
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    Ok..situation is this: a friend of mine is separated and filing for divorce in Nov(as soon as she can afford it). Her and her ex live in separate states now.
    She just found out that he has been using her SS# and info to get credit cards in her name and rack up charges...without paying them of course.

    What legal recourse does she have?

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    Yekhefah
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    Prosecute him for identity theft. First step is to call the police.

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    cameron_keys
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    Yeah..i found out that she has done this...or is trying to. The CC companies have agreed that she isnt responsible for the charges or accounts...a fraud alert has been put on her credit report in case he tries again and they are being traced so if he uses them again he'll be arrested. She doesnt have an address to give police since he's a shithead bum who bounces from friends to relatives houses. So they put a trace on the card so they are called when he uses it again.

    I really hope he goes to jail and gets deported. He's a conniving piece of human trash and I cnat tell you how happy I was when she FINALLY left him for good.

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    cameron_keys
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    Well..this is now a non-issue. He was killed last night in a motercycle accident.


    Now it becomes an issue of 1) calming her down and assuring her that this was NOT her fault because she was angry with him and 2) shes still legally his next of kin...so what to do about his things and arrangements.

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    Lola Rose
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    wow. that's a shitty situation.

    so is it up to her to arange the funeral and stuff?

    poor girl. that sucks. i'd feel guilty too, even though I'd know logicly I wasn't to blame......

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    cameron_keys
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    Nobody knows at this point. She is his legal next of kin, but shes also 1500 miles away and nobody will tell her anything. SHes called the cops, the hospital....apparently his uncle is making all the decisions right now which pisses me off becuase HE is not the next of kin. The uncle(or cousin I forget who)was the one who called to tell her...the cops/hospital didnt even call her. HE is as we speak being autopsied..she did not agree to this(she prob would, but thats beside the point)


    Now heres a legal question....if she isnt being contacted to make decisions as his next of kin...what can she do about it?? What if they decide on their own to creamate him or ship his body back to Colunbia..does she not get a say in that too? What about his possessions? SHE paid for taht shit..and I know she isnt thinking about his right now...but shes going to get stuck with his debt...she should get his stuff too to sell and pay off that debt.
    His family will DEFINATELY trty to grab everything he owns for themselves. I dont know if she can afford to fly down here right now...what are her legal options with this?
    Anyone?

    Can she give power of attorney from there to me so I can take care of this for her? I dont want my friend to get screwed over one last time by a guy who abused her for years.

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    I don't understand...doesn't she have her marriage license/certificate? All she needs to do is step in and show that...even if they are legally separated, she gets the decisions/possessions.

    However, that also puts her in line for any lawsuits, etc due to his negligence. I also don't understand about the "she paid for everything" part. I thought he got those cards fraudulently...that the CC companies said that she was not responsible...that would make her NOT the legal owner, but the CC company...

    I can't imagine that they already haven't grabbed anything...BUT, if she can prove that those possessions are hers, she can sue for them.

    What kind of possessions are we talking about and exactly why is she wanting them back? This is the cleanest break she could make otherwise.

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    cameron_keys
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    Welll the problem with stepping in is that she 1500 miles away. ANd they arent legally separated. They havent lived together for about 6 months, but nothing was filed legally.

    She isnt responsible for the CC's he took out recently. BUt hteres years and years of deby he's racked up while they were together. He was NOT one to pay his bills...so now THAT debt will legally become hers right?

    And he worked ..when he felt like it...so all the years they were together she supported him most of the time. His car? She paid for most of it. His computer? SHE bought it...etc...etc....thats what I mean by SHE paid for his stuff.

    He didnt have much...but at the very least..that car should be hers. I fear his family will take it and sell it or strip it before she could even get here....she just moved and has NO money right now. I dont know if she can afford to get here or hire a lawyer.

    Is she screwed? At least she wont have to pay for the divorce now....might be cold of me to say so, but this guy really treated her like shit in every sense of the word and I cant honestly say I'm sad he's gone. I'm just worried about her right now.

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