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Date: Thu, 04/22/2010 - 10:54

Submitted by anonymous
on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 10:54

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I received a letter in the mail today with my ex-daughter-in-laws new married name but my address from this company. She and my son have been divorced several years and she has been remarried about 3 years,so there is not any mistake about addresses. She must have deliberately used my address. What should I do with this letter? My first thought was to mail it back to the company with a letter accompanying explaining and giving her address. What do you think? What does the law say about using other peoples address like this?


Your idea of sending a letter to the company telling them the person they are trying to contact doesn't live with you and where to find her is a good idea. Or just write "addressee unknown" on the envelop and send it back. You might not even have to pay for postage.
While what your ex-daughter-in-law did was not very nice of her, I doubt you can take her to court for it. You would have to look up the law in your state to be sure. There are many resources online such as Nolo, your county law library, or see if your local law school allows the public access to their library.


lrhall41

Submitted by OVLG Attorney on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 15:37

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Sometimes collection agencies get contact information all screwed up, so she might not have necessarily given them your address. I have heard of many instances similar to yours where an agency calls a long-removed family member trying to find someone. However, informing them of their mistake is advisable, although it may take a few tries.


lrhall41

Submitted by TheDebtClassroom on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 16:34

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While what your ex-daughter-in-law did was not very nice of her, I doubt you can take her to court for it.

Huh?? The daughter in law probably did nothing. She is being skiptraced by a company....they use resources such as Lexus Nexus to find relatives, nearbys, etc.

Put her new address on the envelope and forward it on.


lrhall41

Submitted by SOAPLADY on Fri, 04/23/2010 - 05:43

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