What is the best route to resolving my potential case from the current standpoint I’m in at the moment with my limited financial resources
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What is the best route to resolving my potential case from the current standpoint I’m in at the moment with my limited financial resources
I am 24, a student, I opened a credit card under my mother (WAMU $6000) and brother’s name ((WAMU $500), and a student loan making my unaware mother as a co-signer(salllie mae $3,000); parents and forced brother(he did not want to) went authorities and filed affidavits claiming fraud; a detective is trying to speak to me; i want to resolve issue. Made one payment on mothers card, can pay off younger brothers card, don’t know how truthful to speak with detective, am now seeing therapist, I want to pay back(as much as I can), but now its legally escalating. Whats the best way for me to proceed?
Asked on June 29, 2009 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this area of the law. Will your parents agree to not press charges if you pay them back? Is there a way to sit down with them and get on a payment plan to make them whole? Are they trying to teach you a lesson? If your parents are not forgiving here, then you need to hire a lawyer. If the state is filing charges against you, you want to have a lawyer involved to help you here. If you cannot afford one, i suggest you apply for a public defender to assist you in resolving the criminal matter. The state is going to want to know you are making payments to make your parents whole at the very least. Do not speak to the ivestigator without a lawyer.
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