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My parents received a notice in the mail this week regarding a past due amount on medical services rendered 4 years ago. They have never received a statement or bill from this firm until now. The originally billing was all handled through the doctors office, this firm was contracted by the doctors office. I am wondering if the statue of limitations has passed on this debt since the party trying to claim the money has waited this long. To my knowledge there was no contract in place, so according to Florida Statue Title VIII chapter 95.11 I think 4 years is the max for this type of situation. But I wanted to get an expert opinion of how to interpret this situation.
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Generally you will have a 4 years statute for bills not FOUNDED on written agreement. Its kind of an iffy issue sometimes. This doesnt mean you dont owe the money or they cant collect on you, it just means they can't file suit of threaten to do so.
Answered on Dec 18th, 2013 at 10:26 PM
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