Can my ex sue me over money I owe the phone company?

You're right, he's wrong.

If the bill was in both your names, and he volunteered, he out of luck.

Thank and offer to take him to lunch as a sort of 'no hard feelings'. Because we all will understand kindness even to those who don't like us some day.

Might as well start now, right?

IANAL but it seems that anyone can and does sue anyone...since he paid it yes he has the right to take you to small claims court. Can he win any ones guess but if he has proof that your bill was preventing him from getting a phone and if he can prove he paid it you could be out court cost as well as the bill. I would suggest #1 get him to accept a little bit at a time OR you can get together and go on Judge Judy or one of those show and they will pay the bill and you get to be on TV......

If you were indebted to the Phone Company. He paid your account out of the kindness of his heart to keep not only your credit from being wrecked, but to keep his credit from being wrecked.

Yes, he can sue you for the money in Small Claims Court. Tell him you will pay him a little at a time unless you have the funds right now. Pay Him, else it will cost you much more in Lawyer and Court fees..

Your ex is a he? and your avatar is a male. Where do you live Massachusetts?. He paid the bill no order for you to pay the bill. I would thank him for paying my final phone bill and wish him a real nice life. Or pay him back but no judge is going to order you to reimburse someone simply because they paid a bill in your name without your consent that can not even be established as your bill. you could counter sue for his usage or even claim he continued to use the phone after you left and thought it had been cancelled.

A stupid one... because you have no case. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act limits calls that a third party collection agency can make to other people, but it doesn't apply to the original creditor - so if the credit card company is making the calls themselves, they're not subject to the FDCPA laws. As for "Privacy Laws" - this is a common misconception. Apart from laws like HIPPA that apply only to medical records, there basically ARE NO privacy laws in the US. Richard

It would probably cost him more to sue you than it was worth, unless the bill was for a large amount, then he could go to small claims and file a law suit, which is time consuming.

Where you still married when this bill was owed? if you where married, he is just as responsible as you, for that bill. Your right if it wasn't in the papers, you don't have to pay it. If he paid the bill that's on him. When he threatens you again, calmly tell him to do what ever makes him happy.

I don't see how he can. You don't have a contract with him for the phone, he wasn't on the bill, he paid the phone bill on his own volition. Now if you had a separation agreement and you agreed to pay the phone bill, then that's another matter.

Yes, he can sue you and he will probably win. Why don't you make an arrangement to pay him a small amount every week until it's paid off?

You were married, so everything is split in half. He can sue you only for half of the bill and not the whole thing.