{"product_id":"vragen-42575-een-18-jarige-ontvangt-van-een-incassobureau-een-factuur-voor-het-betalen-van-tandartskosten-de-kos","title":"Debt collection problem: Responsibility of 18-year-old","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e \nAn 18-year-old receives an invoice from a collection agency for the payment of dental costs. The costs were incurred when the person was still a minor (16 years old). The child's parents are under guardianship and the guardian failed to pay the invoice at the time. To what extent is an 18-year-old child now obliged to pay the invoice? Can the 18-year-old be held responsible by the collection agency now that she is of age?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n The 18-year-old is required to pay but has a defense against the administrator if there is damage due to poor administration, which is not the case here. The claim has also not expired.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e \nWhat exactly do you mean by: has a defense against the administrator if there is damage due to poor administration, which is not the case here. The administrator was responsible for paying the invoice at the time, wasn't he? Unfortunately, he failed to do so! Instead of the parents, the 18-year-old is now paying for it. To what extent can the 18-year-old shift the responsibility back to the parents\/administrator?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n I find this a very interesting question from a legal perspective. It revolves around the question of who is responsible for the costs that arose at the time of treatment, i.e. when the child was still a minor.\n\n The law states that minor children have no say over their assets, but that this belongs to the parents. The child in question cannot therefore be blamed for not paying the bill (at least not until his\/her 18th birthday).\n \nThe question then arises, now that the child is of legal age, is he\/she obliged to pay the invoice? The starting point is that minors cannot enter into an agreement without the permission of their parents. Exceptions to this are agreements that are considered normal in social intercourse. Think, for example, of a 15-year-old who buys a sweater at C\u0026amp;A or a 16-year-old who buys headphones at V\u0026amp;D. Nothing special and the seller may assume that these purchases are also made with the consent of the parents. These are pragmatic and simple examples that are quite easy. However, there is also a large grey area (the 16-year-old who buys a new scooter, for example).\n \nI would put the 16-year-old who goes to the dentist in the category of 'clearly with parental consent'. I don't think there are any parents who are against a child wanting to take care of his\/her teeth. I even think it is very plausible that a minor needs some encouragement from his\/her parents before he\/she even goes to the dentist.\n\n In short, in my opinion, the parents were and are responsible for paying the dentist's bill and the child cannot be held responsible for this.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55017767829853,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-42575-een-18-jarige-ontvangt-van-een-incassobureau-een-factuur-voor-het-betalen-van-tandartskosten-de-kos","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}