Do I have to pay a medical bill if they spelled my name wrong?
If you get a bill that has the wrong identifying information, call the hospital or insurance company to correct the error and explain that you won’t pay until the information is correct on bills. Then, ask the insurance company to reprocess the claim. You don’t have to be a professional to spot many billing errors.
Can I use someone else’s check to pay for something?
Write “Pay to the Order of” and the Third Party’s Name Below Your Signature. It’s important to write the name of the person that you are signing the check over to in the endorsement area under your signature. This signals to the bank that you are endorsing the transfer of ownership for the check.
Can I pay someone else’s mortgage?
Making a direct contribution to someone else’s mortgage is the easiest way to pay the mortgage of a third party. Whoever pays the mortgage receives the tax deduction for mortgage interest. The homeowner will no longer be able to claim deductions for payments that you made, but you will.
What if my name is misspelled on my credit report?
If you need to correct your name on your credit reports, you must file a dispute with each credit bureau that lists the name incorrectly. The process differs somewhat for each of the national credit bureaus. The Experian Dispute Center webpage explains procedures for submitting disputes online, by phone or by mail.
Can I have a different name on my debit card?
Card-issuing banks will adjust their application processes to allow customers to request a card with their preferred name. Their legal name remains on the account. No one is required to identify themselves as transgender, gender non-conforming or non-binary, or give any reason they’d like a True Name card.
Do you have to pay a bill with a different name?
If you owe the money, yes – you have to pay the bill. If it is someone else’s bill, you don’t have to pay it. People often use different variants of their name on legal documents. Sometimes they use their middle name, sometimes they don’t.
Do you have to pay a bill if you owe money?
If you owe the money, yes – you have to pay the bill. If it is someone else’s bill, you don’t have to pay it. People often use different variants of their name on legal documents. Sometimes they use their middle name, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they use a nickname.
What happens if my name is on a utility bill?
If your name were on the account you would be jointly liable with the others named on the account to pay the bill. This means that if one of the others defaulted the utility company could pursue the rest of you for their share even if you had paid your shares.
Can a person be liable for debt in another person’s name?
The general rule in law is the bill (or invoice, demand note, etc) represents a debt, and you are liable for your own debts. In short, you don’t fork out for debts in someone else’s name. But I understand your situation is different. The bills were in your old name. You now have a new name. You are the same person, only with a new name.