Payment through attorney

[Zephyr]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WI

We finally have those medical bills settled and a confirmed amount for what I actually owe. During all the back and forth ex's attorney stated I could send the payments through her. I sent my first payment to her 2 weeks ago, shortly thereafter I received an email from ex demanding I send the checks to him.

I am hesitant to do this for 2 reasons, 1. I don't want him or his wife having my bank account number (yes, I know I "could go get a money order but that does cost more money and more running around when I'm already crazy busy). 2. I want that 3rd party verification that payment was made and received.

Am I doing anything wrong by sending the money as suggested by his attorney?

 

[Zephyr]

OG- what say you?

 

[Ohiogal]

OG- what say you?

I say send it to the attorney. NOT to him. The attorney then has to have a record of it. Or she can face malpractice/ethics violations for screwing it up. And it protects you. If you are writing the check out to her she has to deposit it into her IOLTA (and record it as a payment for him) and then write a check from her IOLTA to him. Hence you have a huge paper trail.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

Your X probably owes his attorney big time and the "payments" for the medical bills are being offset by the amount that he owes him/her. My X blew a gasket over the same thing when I made a settlement at our divorce. Turns out that most of the settlement went towards attorney fees - not my problem, but the X was mad as a hornet.

I would continue to send the payments to the attorney - might even send an email to the X on the matter.

 

[Isis1]

Your X probably owes his attorney big time and the "payments" for the medical bills are being offset by the amount that he owes him/her. My X blew a gasket over the same thing when I made a settlement at our divorce. Turns out that most of the settlement went towards attorney fees - not my problem, but the X was mad as a hornet.

I would continue to send the payments to the attorney - might even send an email to the X on the matter.

i know it's bad form to laugh the the other parent....but....LMFAO!!!!

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

Oh, there aren't many benevolent feelings towards my X right now after his latest email. After having read the thing AGAIN, I decided that no questions were asked of me, so I have refrained from any response. Needless to say, I WANTTTTTTTT to respond SOOOOOOO bad, but nope. I have my big girl panties on right now and decided that NO response will torture the X worse.

 

[Zephyr]

I received this email from ex this morning...can attorney's really bill non-clients?

Also, I spoke to my lawyers office, they said if you keep paying them, you will also get a bill from them for processing being as though they are not a bank, or you could just pay me directly like the order says and avoid another bill.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

What did the attorney's office say when you called them? I'll tell you back what you told me - never take legal advice from your X.

I'm telling you that it's getting applied to his outstanding bill.

 

[Zephyr]

His attorney wrote this

You can either pay "Ex'sname" directly or send payment to my office and I will forward it to "Ex'sname".

to me on December 1st...

I'm just going to keep sending to his attorney until she tells me not to- like I said, the third party verification is what's important

 

[Ohiogal]

His attorney wrote this



to me on December 1st...

I'm just going to keep sending to his attorney until she tells me not to- like I said, the third party verification is what's important

The attorney cannot bill you as you are not the attorney's client and you do not have to pay the attorney without a court order requiring that.