Madison, OH asked in Personal Injury and Criminal Law for Ohio

Q: How do I deal with a scam artist that completely took advantage live still out of my bank account vanished with a truck

I basically have fallen a victim of a con artist I've taken care of this man for a year-and-a-half got pregnant at 4 months he's been cheating on me gave me an STD while pregnant come to find out he's also sleeping with men he has a truck that I put $2,500 down on and cosine for I'm on the title it's in a repo because he refuses to carry insurance and also refuses to return it I have been emotionally mentally and financially done now single mother and he is abusive and violent I have a TPO on him he hasn't financially taking care of this kid at all he left us with all of his half of bills in Jeopardy of utilities being shut off didn't care and even had money in his two different bank accounts to help and again you we were in Jeopardy and didn't care if his son at 4 months old have water lights or utilities I had to pay for the difference Charities had to help it was that bad what do I do

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Mr Scott Marshall Neuman
Mr Scott Marshall Neuman
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Okemos, MI

A: Unfortunately there is little you can do. Suing someone that is not collectible will not solve your problems. I suggest that you set up a consultation with a competent bankruptcy attorney.

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
Answered

A: Legally you are unfortunately stuck with the loan. However you may well be "judgment proof." If the bills are truly his, then you don't have to pay them. Move, let the utitlity companies chase him. You should contact legal services or Catholic family services, find out what resources are available to you, write down a list of what bills are truly his and they can't look to you for payment etc. You need couseling to untangle what's going on with a lot of this.

But legally you won't be able to do anything through a lawsuit except spend time & emotional energy.

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