I have a dentist bill for $600. I even have the check made out to pay it when I go back to my home state where the dentist is. (I leave tomorrow) Unfortunately, the day before I am to leave i get a letter from an Attorney trying to collect the 600 plus 200 attorney fee and 31 interest. Just my luck. First question, do I have to pay Attorney fee on a dental bill collection? What are the odds of offering payment for deletion being successful? And oh yeah, in the letter, they state "to insure prompt credit, payment must be made to the attorney and not his client." Sounds like BS in order to collect attorney fee. Cant I just pay the dentist office this weekend as planned and not have any negative reporting on CR? thanks for any advice.
