creditmalfunction Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 My mom got a letter from this Lake Success, NY firm to pay outstanding money owed from my deceased grandmother's stay at a nursing home where she had medicaid...obviously wasnt paid. They are trying to stick it to my mom and sent her a 30 day validation letter also mentioning they are allowed to commence a legal proceeding during even the 30 day period.This is the quandry...my mom had nothing to do with this debt and my grandmother died with no assets or estate. What should I do to help my mom out with this?These guys are real bast***s for doing this to my mom and it peeves me because we are talking about a dead person.What is this world coming to?HELP!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Easiest thing I found to do with CA/lawyers is to report them. Report them to their State Bar, their State Attorney General, and the FTC.It's a growing tactic for creditors to send their collections to CA/lawyers, who then use intimidation (ie: abuse of power) to collect by using big scary words like "litigation" or "legal remedy".They're supposed to review the files before putting their names on it, and had they done this properly, would have noticed your mother is not the right person to go after.... hence... the abuse of power. As long as they get $, who cares who's rights they trample on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creditmalfunction Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 doc, why are they trying to sue my mom - she had nothing to do with this debt...she had to pay her own money to pay for her funeral and stuff....what exactly is the exact steps i should take to help here here..i am not following you...this is a little out of the norm for me as I know DV and C&D and all that...help!!I know you helped earlier but I am not following you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 They're using their status as attorneys to scare your mom into paying. If they were going to sue, your mom would have already been served. Seems to me they're not suing because they know there is no estate, and therefore, your mom is not an executor of said estate, but are on a fishing expedition hoping your mom is ignorant to her rights (a lot of collections are paid this way, so it's pretty lucrative).Absolutely DV them. You're looking for documentation that somehow makes your mom financially responsible for this debt (ie: paperwork signed from the nursing home). From what you stated, I don't think such a thing exists, therefore, you point that out too, and let them know they're being reported. If this is the case, this is nothing short of unethical behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 If your grandmother was on Medicaid you need to contact the state Medicaid fraud office.They are trying to collect on something that medicaid was taken for. The Nursing home has an agreement with medicaid and they are not abiding by it.Make SURE YOU DO THIS!!!I would also call the nursing home and ask them if they need to be reported for Medicaid Fraud as well.... they could lose their medicaid license as well as their nursing home license. Be very serious with them.You HAVE TO BE FIRM with the nursing home. I have dealt with them over my grandmother and its been hell sometimes but you HAVE to put your foot down on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codename_fortyseven Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 OMG, this is TOO easy. I'd be running to the closest consumer atty in your area. Wouldn't hurt to contact the local media and let them know a CA atty is trying to stick your mother for her deceased grand mother's debts.Contact the related agencies (FTC, Atty Gen, etc..) as well. State medicaid office for waste, fraud, abuse? Heck yeah! That should get some folks attention. I would also be drafting a federal lawsuit over this with the atty. What are they going to say? They didn't know grandma died? Nail them to the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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