My previous partner bought me iPhone 6s. We broke up and now he wants to get the phone back otherwise the police will be called. what should I do?
A lot of people seem to be suggesting destroying the phone and then giving it back to him. I strongly discourage that. You would be a) acknowledging that he owns it and has a right to it and b) then destroying what you’ve now admitted is his property.I was in a similar situation awhile back. I bought my girlfriend an iPhone and we split the cost of an iPad. When we broke up, I recognized that the iPhone was a gift. I asked her to pay for my half of the iPad (she never did).Bottom line is, unless he can prove that the phone was not a gift and that he was only letting you use it, he’s got a tough road ahead. The police are going to laugh at him. This isn’t criminal; you didn’t steal his property. At best, this is a civil matter and he could take you to small claims court. So he’s either ignorant or bluffing.If he’s bluffing, call his bluff. The police won’t do anything and might tell him to file a claim with small claims court. If that happens, wait for the summons, go to court, and argue that he gave it to you as a gift. You have a pretty good chance of winning that unless he has some kind of evidence that it wasn’t a gift.If he’s ignorant, ignore him. He’ll call the police and they’ll laugh and tell him to work it out.Either way, don’t destroy the phone and don’t give it back to him. He’s going to be hard pressed to prove it wasn’t a gift. Keep the phone and wait for him to actually do something tangible.If you don’t want to wait around, sell the phone and use the money to buy your own phone. He can still take you to court, but you can say you thought it was a gift and you wanted to upgrade.
How can I tell my mom I broke my phone?
I have an iPhone 6 and a few months ago I broke it and had to get it fixed for a few hundred dollars and my mom was NOT happy. I dropped it again the other day and the screen cracked and now it's not working at all. I was hoping someone could help me make up an excuse that implies it wasn't my fault cause I do not need to get in trouble for this again also I have no money, thanks
Can I take someone to small claims court if he broke my laptop?
A2AYou can definitely take him to small claims court.Collecting will likely be a problem, unless you can get a court order establishing some form of payment schedule, so that you can get him, arrested for contempt of court for not following the order.Otherwise, you’re going to have to find some way to collect it, and that’s too small an amount to reasonably collect through wage garnishment, which would require returning to court.You are also unlikely to collect through selling the debt to a collections agency; they usually pay about 35 cents on the dollar, which means you get $105 and they get $195 for collecting on a $300 debt. You’re still out of pocket about 2/3rds the amount.Nor in small claims court is it customary to collect legal fees, such as the ~$50 filing fee, or for your time pursuing the case.The time required for a small claims court case is usually about 6 hours — you will be asked to attempt to reach a settlement on the day of court, which means going into the hallway, and then getting back into line on the docket to get your case heard. Prep time before court (you will want to prep) is minimum 2 hours, and that’s if you have everything in hand — bills, laptop, everything.Let’s break that down:On $300, you get $105 back from collections,Of which $50 goes into filing fee,And let’s assume you can get someone to act as process server for free,So you get $55 back,And that $55 is for approximately 8 hours of your time,Or about $6.87/hour.Federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour.There are some people who might go to court on principle anyway, over an amount as small as $300.You have to decide if you’re one of them, or if you just threaten legal action, and hope they pay, or if you file and try to get them to pay the filing fee, too, as a settlement, instead of actually going in front of a judge.
My friend broke my phone, what should I do?
The answer to this question is rather obvious: If this person is genuinely your friend, and not simply someone who you have labeled with that sobriquet, then he should give you the money to purchase another if he broke yours. If this hasn't occurred, then it's very likely either he doesn't believe that he was responsible for the damage to your phone or (more likely) you've misread the nature of your relationship.Tell him that your phone is broken, that you know he's responsible and you'd like a replacement. If he demurs or openly refuses, then you have to decide if you want the friendship to go forward from there. Honestly, the fact that you have not done this already likely means you already know that he either won't replace it or that you aren't really friends.Buy a cheap pay-as-you go mobile and use that until you can afford to replace your phone. Or ask a true friend or relative for a loan to obtain a replacement phone from your carrier.
My friend broke my phone! Does she have to pay?!?
So I bought the iPhone 6s Plus and it costed me like 600 dollars in all. I was at the park with my friend and she got mad at something I said to her jokingly and she threw a rock hard at me and it hit the screen of my iPhone while it was in my pocket. By the finger print my screen is completely broken in to where u can see metal and the rest is shattering and it keeps cutting my hands. I told her she owes me and she said no because if she tells her dad she's also gonna tell him the joke I said and he really won't pay for it. This is really frustrating but should she pay for my phone or would it not be her responsibility?
Small claims court in VA for cell phone bill?
I do watch Judge Mathis, etc. but apparently might be learning the hard way. However, I agreed to let a friend use the other line on my cell phone account for personal use. He verbally agreed with me to pay all charges associated with the phone each month with my mother being a witness (i know, probably doesnt matter). After I asked him to give the phone back after this months bill due to issues he apparently got mad and racked up 400 minutes over. Now he owes $240 in payment to me and is refusing trying to say I told him not to pay. I have the text messages saved to my phone where he said he had the money last week and I told him not to pay, so he is admitting he was using the bill and therefore, also did agree to pay but claiming at the same time I told him not to pay. 19 years old and pregnant, I don't have the money to be doing favors, so that is not true. I also have all text messages to and from and all calls he has made in the last month. Does anyone know hwo this will work out?
My mother broke my beats headphones should I sue her?
Just today my mom fliped out at me cause she had a hard work day and my room was sloopy because I didn't have time to clean it I was studying for my ACT test while juggling a job. So she grabbed the beats headphones I bought myself with my savings and broke them with a hammer. Can I sue her to get her to pay me back?
My dad broke my phone!?
okay so I am 15 and my parents are divorced. my mom has full custody of me but i see my dad once or twice a month. anyways he lives in a diff state than my mom, and my mom pays for my phone and everything. where he lives has really bad service and reception. so he called me while he went out to buy something and the called dropped. i tried calling back but i couldnt. so he came home and i was watching tv with my phone plugged into the wall. he stormed into the room and said he tried calling me multiple times. i explained to him i had bad reception but he got all crazy and ripped the phone off the charger and threw it at the wall behind me. theres a huge freaking crack right in the middle of my screen that i cant even read the words. my mom was picking me up later that day and i showed her my phone. she got really mad because i have no warranty and i got the phone only 4 months ago. my dad refuses to pay for repairs. i dont want to take it to the point of threatening him by not letting him see me like my mom recommends, or pressing legal charges. my mom says she would press charges because it is technically her phone. what should i do?! (btw my dad is an recovering alcoholic)
A kid broke my brother's glasses on purpose. Can my mom ask his parents to pay for new glasses?
My brother was in recess and when the kids were getting in line to go back inside, he said a little kid- who is mad at him for a little problem they had- pulled the glasses from his face and broke the arms. They are both in first grade... Another teacher witnessed the whole thing and sent the kid to the office and my brother to his class, crying. My parents are in a tight place with money; they depend on children's medicaid to get my brother all the doctor-related services. He gets new glasses once a year through the program and the glasses they broke were given to him last month so he can't get new ones through them. My mother is wondering if Medicaid won't give my brother new glasses, can she ask the other kid's parents for the money since he broke them and a teacher saw him do it? If so, how would she go about it? Through the school, or to her house (and risk getting insulted, yelled at, humiliated)?