“Say you agreed to make payments beginning on 1/15/20. The bad guy could theoretically establish that you began owing your obligation on 1/15/2019, and try to collect additional $$$,” Rheingold wrote.
In the future, post-dating could be a problem too. For example, a check dated “1/1/20” could become “1/1/2021” next year, possibly making the uncashed check active again, Rheingold wrote. A similar method could be used for debts that are past the statute of limits.
The solution is easy: There’s no harm in writing the full date. Writing the month out can also help.
Write this: January 15, 2020. Not this: 1/15/20.
Police have echoed the advice as well.
“This is very sound advice and should be considered when signing any legal or professional document. It could potentially save you some trouble down the road,” the The East Millinocket Police Department in Maine said in a Facebook post.
The solution is easy: There’s no harm in writing the full date. Writing the month out can also help.
Write this: January 15, 2020. Not this: 1/15/20.
Police have echoed the advice as well.
“This is very sound advice and should be considered when signing any legal or professional document. It could potentially save you some trouble down the road,” the The East Millinocket Police Department in Maine said in a Facebook post.