Hun, your situation is repulsive to say the least. First off, there was no signed legal agreement about these aligations of you owing money for the abortion. So they have no legal right for you to insist upon paying by the 2nd. Secondly, don't worry about them bringing you to court because there are a few things that the courts will do if/when a case like this is presented:
a) They will do a paternity test on the fetus. If the child is not yours and in fact someone else's then you have no LEGAL reason to pay. The fact that you were TRYING to pay shows you were doing it on a moral stand-point.
b) They will look at the verbal agreement of payment more closely. Since you and the girl were the only ones to witness the verbal agreement, it would be here-say. Courts wouldn't take a second look basically.
Since you are over the age of consent (and so is the girl, I'm supposing) then the parents have no right to get involved to begin with. WHEN (not if) but when the courts throw out their case, you can countersue them for harassment and prior legal representation costs. Frequently calling you, threatening you morally (calling your parents) and shooting down your moral stand-point would be your arguments. So, legal advice, they don't have a case against you but if you wanted to counter-sue them then you do have a substantial case. Get a restraining order into play so that you have some written evidence that's bound by law. You may cause tension between your family and yourself but you might want to tell them so that they no longer have anything to threaten against you. Also, call your local attorney and get a free session. They can tell you fact-by-fact of what you can legally do.
I hope you get out of this one hun.
-Later Gator-Legal advice please!?
Yeah tell the parents she is equally responsible and you don't even know if the child was yours so they are responsible for the other half of the money and if they don't like that to take you to court. When you go to court tell the judge you don't even think the child was yours you were only seeing her a week and she told you there was another guy.
How can this child be yours. You stated that you just talked ... or did you do other things? There is more to your story than what you are writing here. I personally wonder if this is all a scam for her to extort money from you.
You ask for legal advice, but you post here. Why?
You need to speak with your attorney.
Tell them you want a paternity test on the fetus after the abortion. This is to make sure that they won't try to hold you responsible for anything else. If it isn't your kid, then it's her fault for telling you it was so she can deal with any BS from her family or the real father.
Get your money back if she lied.
Well if you were ';With'; this girl, then there is a chance that it could of been yours, but theres no proof in that now right??First off I hope you learned a hard expensive lesson here, and think twice before you do this one again.. Think with the head on your shoulders, and watch what you do... Theres always consquences for any kind of action you do in life.. and secondly, I'd say if you were unsure rather it was your baby, its a 50/50 chance that it could of been or it may not of been...I'm not sure if its a legal matter if you have a chance in hell of getting out of it, but its a moral issue... SOrry
Get a DNA test. If you aren't the father, ask for your hundred dollars back and tell her and her parents to f*ck off.
Sounds like they want a free abortion for their slutty daughter at your cost even though there is debate over your fatherhood. Plus it sounds like they are trying to blackmail you or something.
Okay, coming from a lawyer. If 115 is all they are asking for now do not hire a lawyer. If you can get one to take your case they are going to charge you a lot more than the 115. Most attorney jokes are true so not many people are lawyers are going to give you a free session, just doesn't happen. Cases of this low dollar amount are taken care of in small claims court if it ever even winds up in court. Small claims courts are similar to Judge Judy, etc. You would pay a fee, probably around 50 bucks, but lawyers aren't present and the judge decides on the merits of the case. If there is a paternity test the court is usually going to make you pay at least half and they can get rather expensive. You would have to sue her if it ended up not being yours. Also, lible/slander/harassment suits are notoriously hard to win, so unless there are outrageous facts you probably don't have much of a shot there, especially if you actually had sex with her. Plus if they are asking 115 from you they are probably judgement proof, meaning they don't have much money. So, unless you want to waste your money, forget about a counter suit. There is a lot of well meaning but bad legal advice that people will give you, especially when it comes to libel/slander. You really don't want to waste anymore money on this than you already have, so forget about that idea unless you are just doing it based on principles. My best guess is they are just trying to shake you down for the money. It's easy for me to say because I'm not the one in your shoes but I wouldn't give them a dime. They are not going to go to court for 115 and reveal to everybody that their daughter is a skanky little ho-bag.
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