Exactly what the title says. I’ve got family members I haven’t talked to in years telling me I’m ungrateful and deserve jail for taking money from my mother. The obvious plot hole there is that I’ve had maybe three conversations with her in as many years. I just need to know if there’s any steps I should take to protect mine and my family’s peace if she decides to try and take action against me.
Location: Central KY, USA
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She can’t do anything without evidence. Like credit card statements showing specific charges, backed up by evidence that you were the one who made the charges without authorization to do so.
So you’ve never had access to her credit cards? Is there any reason why they might believe that you did something like this?
As others have noted, she can’t do much if she’s making it up. If she wants to file a police report, they’d need some sort of evidence. It may be a good idea to use one of the free services to pull your credit report and make sure she isn’t pulling some sort of financial shenanigans with your info.
Don’t worry. My MIL had a sister who took care of her. When I took over her car the sister tried to say she owed her 10k in credit card fees. My response? Good luck bitch. Take us to court.
Make sure to take note of the people who are saying stuff to you about it. Date, time, etc. Also, make sure to note the last time you spoke with her. Ect. Just in case she does take you to court. You can get a protection order against her for harassment.
But in my experience, which I’ve been threatened a lot with lawsuits, they never do it.
I can’t stand bad parents. I’m sorry you have to go through this. Parents should be looking out after their children, not harming them.
It’s quite possible that somebody stole her credit card info and fraudulently charged items to them.
With today’s technology, it could be any of the 8 billion people on earth.
In situations like this, a lot of the investigative leg work has to be done by your estranged mother.
There are any number of ways her info was stolen, her phone, her computer, dumpster diving through her trash, skim card readers, and physical access to her cards.
Spreading false and defamatory information about you could be a serious problem for you. Especially if it gets to your workplace, the news, or the Police
Your 1st step is probably hiring a lawyer to send her a cease and desist letter. A cease and desist letter is a formal legal notice demanding that an individual stop engaging in a specific harmful or illegal activity.
If she files a Police report against you, without evidence, she would be guilty of filing a false Police report.
I would suggest checking your credit and freezing it for now. If you are still concerned, you can contact a lawyer about the accusations being made. You may be legally able to send a letter telling them to stop.
She will have to prove it and if you’re innocent, then I would think you have nothing to worry about