Assistance with debt collection after the death of an ex-partner

Questioner

On May 28, 2014 I was officially divorced also at the municipality but on July 9, 2014 my ex-partner passed away. His mother was then heir and the house was emptied by his brother.. his ING account that was on and/or had already been closed before that. Now on May 3, 2019 I received a letter from a bailiff's office in Rotterdam stating that I had not responded after many letters.. it was the very first letter I received at my current address and new partner now I have to pay an amount of € 946 euros. This cannot be true.. have already contacted that bailiff's office and indeed indicated that it was sent to the address of my ex-partner who passed away last April 2019 while he passed away in 2014 Sl.. his mother who is now almost 90 is also still alive and with whom I have no contact.. how is this possible what can we do. I am really upset because my ex-partner had a narcissistic personality disorder. Terrible that ING can do this. Kind regards

Lawyer

The first question is why you have to pay that amount. Does the amount consist of a principal sum, interest and costs? It seems to me on the basis of the above that in any case the interest and costs are not justified. However, I can only judge that definitively on the basis of the documents. That also applies to the legitimacy of the total claim. Do you have any questions? Please feel free to ask.

Questioner

Grachte we do not know to date what the claim of the ING bank is received a letter from a collection agency only with an amount of money on it without specification. While they had sent a letter to the old address on March 29 and April 9 and now previous work to my address while my ex-partner already died in 2014 and I no longer lived at that address as of September 28, 2013.. the heir's mother is still alive so we also passed on her address.. we do not know what to do with this have responded to that agency by email and had telephone contact... I think it concerns his current account I have proof of this with signatures of both that the and/or account has been closed and only he still had the giro account.. but he died on July 9, 2014. That they are coming now after such a long time is very strange.. I think I will just have to wait and see. Kind regards

Lawyer

I can advise you further on the basis of the documents.