Q: What are my rights
What are my rights? I'm being taken to small claims court by my mother in law over a cell phone that we were paying 100% of in her name until she decided to have it turned off. She refused to release the lines so we could open our own account so we traded the phones in and got new ones and our own contract. We are willing to pay the remaining balance of the phones but without her releasing them we can't. She doesn't know where we live and we would prefer it stay that way. What can we do to prevent going to court or having our whereabouts released.
A: If your mother in law doesn't know where you live, then get a lawyer to represent you. Otherwise, when you file an answer to the small claim, your address will be on your pleadings.
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